Title sequence - explanation

Title sequence – Explanation:

My title sequence revolves around the audio, and encourages active audiences to listen carefully. The voice over recorded over the titles consists of a motivational speech from the protagonists (the boxers) point of view. I tried to achieve the accent of the boxer how a stereotypical boxer may sound but at the same time I wanted to provide tension and an element of build – up within the speech I recorded. In addition, the visuals within the mis-en-scene are limited as it primarily engages one out of the five human senses, instead of the conventional sense of sight, but offered an alternative to the target audience that would differentiate my title sequence from the others. And in this case it was hearing that I tried to stimulate while viewing the start of my opening sequence – the title sequence. In order for the enhancement of this sound effect to reach its full potential, the mis-en-scene throughout the entire credit sequence was plain Black and White text featuring all the conventional credits a stereotypical audience would expect to see.

Furthermore, the font of the words appearing in the frame are crucial as it is the only visual iconography that the audience views. In order to create a generic boxing theme through the use of the font by incorporating words, I used contemporary block capitals to express the connotations. Such as: power, determination, passion etc. Also, the background is always a black, blank screen (with the words coming and going on top) connoting mystery behind whom this boxer maybe.

The purpose behind the motivational speech is to connote pride and resilience, signifying the boxer is passionate about his first ever fight; connoting to the target audience from the boxer’s perspective, in order to feel a real sense of endearment towards the protagonist in the opening sequence and potentially form a connection, between the active audience and the boxer. The syntactic elements within the title sequence are definitely there, as it sparks an emotional bond between the audience and the boxer – therefore this relates to Rick Altman’s Genre Theory.

Of course my institutional logo is at the start of the title sequence with an editing technique of a slow zoom, slowly but surely getting closer and closer to the logo emphasising who we are and the fact that we are proud of this particular production. Also, the slow zoom into the mis-en-scene implements another affect to the audience; in fact, it actually captures the active audience’s attention that little bit more! How do I know this? I conducted a small amount of primary research, concerning the affects of particular editing techniques and it bought me to the conclusion of the result my group and me have currently established to the title sequence – the slow zoom affect. This is the exact purpose and intention behind the title sequence.

Our production institution is called, ‘CCSP Studios’. This stands for all our last names: Cowley, Carter, Streatfield and Pereira. It brings an element of friendship and cooperation to our production company and I feel as it’s a nice touch overall. The simple streetlight surrounded by black darkness of the night has many connotations behind it but what’s part of all the mysteriousness is that the audience has to decide for themselves.