4: Art of the Title

Art of the Title
The Bicentennial Man

Within the title sequence of the movie "Bicentennial Man" the words are shown to move around the screen in a robotic and slightly static manner in order to reflect the goings on, on screen. When the hand is seen to move at just over a minute in, the n letter in the word Bicentennial shifts up and down in a sliding manner. This represents the movements of a robot as it also begins to quickly separate after, portraying some kind of explosion. This is significantly effective as it immediately suggests the genre of the movie and in addition, the sub-genre.The opening title sequence then continues to reveal at 1.20 seconds in the text following a conveyor belt of machine parts. This is once again effective as it reflects and imitates what is happening on screen at that time. Once again this enforces the genre of the opening credits in order to help the audience receive the chosen ambiance and atmosphere created by it. The aim is to sustain this atmosphere throughout the rest of the movie as it will heavily influence how the audience feel about it. 

Saint Joan

This opening title sequence is very different from the bicentennial man as it is constructed in a much more simple fashion, however is as just effective in what it aims to achieve. From the beginning it presents black spotted circles connected to stems swinging in the air similar to a pocket watch. This is effective as it contrasts the white text that is shown on the forefront of the screen. In addition to this, the camera shown is seen to either present the swinging circles to come past the camera or the camera to glide past them. In either scenario is resembles a journey that may be held later in the film as an example or foreshadowing. The sound used is a a peaceful and quiet melody played by a recorder, violins, and harps that eventually evolves into a grand, dramatic symphony that hold the instruments of Trombones, church bells and trumpets. This is emphasized by the increasing number of swinging black circles as the music becomes louder and more significant.