Title Research - Superbad

The audience are immediately able to see that Superbad is a Columbian pictures film. This scene suggest a retro theme as the camera flickers on screen. As the institution fades the music is introduced. The soundtrack has a 'feel good' theme about it and connotes parties and being young.

They have used complementary colours of turquoise and orange to make the logo of the institution stand out. This emphasises its importance. The opening is an animated sequence that consists of silhouettes of the main characters dancing.The sequence has a Pop art themed style as it features bold clashing colours. The art style appeals to people from the 70s culture as Pop art was biggest then. The transitions are done with bold shapes such as stars.

The text is centered in the middle of the screen to show its importance.

After Columbian Pictures they introduce Apatow Productions the production company.

The distribution company's film name is repeated, this is to continue its importance to the film. But this time it uses the same font as the rest. The background continues with its 70s theme, which give connotations that the narrative follows this theme.

In this scene they have started to introduce the names of the main actors.They have not placed the title of the movie in the center of the screen which would be expected to emphasises it. However they have used to colours for it to shows its importance.

The body language of the character's silhouettes gains interest from the audience and give us basic ideas of their personalities and a further narrative.The colour changes connote different moods and atmospheres for the audience. For example the yellow connotes a cheerful and light heartedness for the film as a whole.

Throughout the title sequence the silhouettes seem to be the focus point. Even though there is importance text it all seems to be placed in the corner or off to the side of a silhouette.Although, names of main characters and directors are still given the properties to stand out to the audience.

Once again the colours have changed. The text has changed to a light blue colour, yet has been placed on a blue background. This makes it stand out less which connotes to the audience that it is not very important and not worth being a focus point.

As well as the silhouettes, the soundtrack is also engaging as it's very catchy and upbeat. The 'funk style' music isn't very stereotypical for a coming of age film so it confuses the narrative for the audience a little. However is works really well with the art style.

The text has become more clear again now that it is presenting people who played a more important role in the movie. Yet, the silhouettes still stands out over everything else. The colours connote an energetic and upbeat narrative which engages the audience as it appeals to people with an interest in comedy and coming of age genre films.

Finally, they place the directors name in the center on screen. They have done this to show how important they are. They have also used the colour white to stand out on the purple background. The directors names has the main characters mirrored either side of his name which are also in colours which and clear and stand out easily to the audience.In the precious two shots the text is also in white and stands out clearly. The font used is easy to read and understand.The title sequence has slight obeyed by the usual name sequence by have the directors name and the very end.

Title Research -

Easy A

Straight away the audience are introduced into the narrative by know that it is mainly set in school and that the characters are either students or teachers. The text for the title sequence is done in a unique way as it is part of the setting. This style of title sequence is not commonly used. The text is presented in a readable font and is in the colour white to stand out from what in the background. The text consist of actors, this may engage the audience as they may see an actor or actress with has starred in a previous film they have enjoyed. A wide angle camera shot has been used to try and show the whole of the setting.

In this shot the girl in white leads a group of girls which connotes that she is a key character in the narrative. In this shot they have used a medium close to show the character.

The camera follows the text.

In the last shot of the title sequence they have placed main character right next to the text of her name. This makes her look important to the audience and that she plays a key role in the narrative. However, they have used a high angle camera shot of her picking up her paper off the floor. This connotes that she has a difficult time at her school and that he is treated badly.