The opening titles for Missing are very cleverly done and fit well with the theme of the movie. The effect of using newspaper with the groups names on top work well because the story is about a missing girl and it's featured on the front of a newspaper to tell the world of the tragedy. The close up of the word missing emphasis the name and the plot of the film also.
The colours used are very simple and basic black and white to fit with the typical thriller genre and the white words in all caps stand out as the paper is being filmed in the background but words stay in place. Although maybe they could have added a different colour to the words as they keep it the same throughout. Hopefully the use of the newspaper for a title sequence keeps the viewer interested because when you see an interesting story in the papers you want to read on, as so with the groups names. Also the sound used is loud, fast paced and quite intense to build up the tension and again keep the viewers engaged, a title sequence can either make or break the film so it is important for it to be captivating and well done.
The opening titles for this film were all unique and related back well to the films plot, each name was done differently to keep it interesting. For example using computers, post it notes, iPod, writing on a newspaper and highlighting, this is because we first see the main character in their office, so all of these items are office related. This continues for almost a whole minute which I think was far too long as it gave them less time for the actual movie, also some names were unclear. To improve they could have done more close ups of the names and some names are focused on longer then others. They have a lot of distractions around the names, they should've kept it more minimalist as it can be distracting.
The opening titles for Revenge show their names by rummaging through a file cabinet and lifting the files up with their names on. As they're rummaging through quickly and messily, it could mean that someone is trying to steal someone's file, someone that shouldn't be allowed inside. The music also suggests a similar idea as it is slow and creepy but also dramatic. This relates to the thriller genre as crime is a key convention also. Every name is shown the same way so to improve they could've shown the names in different ways on different things to do with their film about the girl being interviewed on a crime. The file cabinet was still a clever idea though as this is what detectives use to keep their top secret files in of victims and witnesses, just like the main character.
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