Hi, I'm back. I felt that I since I am creating a film opening, it is imperative for me to start researching opening credits. Therefore, I have decided to analyze the opening credits to How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days.
The editing of the credits, as well as the title placed onto the Composure magazine, is not only very well-done but visually appealing. I think this form of credits catches the viewers' interest from the get-go and is a great start to the comedic aspects of the movie. Also, the use of the girly magazine headlines hints to the audience that the plot will have something to do with the magazine. This is indeed the case, as the female lead pursues the male lead because she is writing a specific expose on him. I also think that this opening scene creates a 2000s vibe, fitting with the time release of the film. Although these credits are very cool and would look great for my opening, I am new to editing, so I am not too confident about creating such a scene. However, I do think researching these types of credits is helpful as it lets me keep my options open and explore new things. I just might want to focus on something I am confident about making as this is such an important project.
The opening credits are seen here (found on YouTube):
Another film opening I thought was very well done was the one from the film, The Wedding Planner. Similar to How To Lose A Guy in 10 Days, it takes place in the 2000s, so to someone today, it is seen as a classic. The credits for this scene were done in a pretty blue, cursive font. I think the purpose of the cursive choice was to make it appear almost princess like/elegant. I came to this conclusion once I saw the shots of the girl preparing the dolls to get married. It gave a sense of a fairy tale wedding, and the various props and costumes the dolls had on leads me to assume that a wedding is something the young girl dreams of. This is something that is further proved when a shot of the young girl depicts her wearing her own tiny veil while finishing the pronouncement of her dolls. This implies that she sees herself having the perfect wedding in the future. I think that I am leaning toward this form of integrating credits instead of one that requires lots of editing like in the sample I had showed earlier. I feel like it does the job equally, if not better by introducing the main character's hopes and dreams-which links to how it plays an important part in the plot of the story. I also feel like it goes along perfectly with the title The Wedding Planner, since the background clips of her setting the dolls up literally show her planning a wedding. I would like to recreate something similar- having all aspects from the font, color, and shot in the background all link to the title and plot of the film. I look forward to telling my group members how promising these types of opening credits are and how we should start planning our plot so we could match it with the credits.
The clip of the opening credits is seen below. This was found on YouTube.
The last opening scene I want to tell you about is from the film Love, Rosie. Unfortunately, I am unable to insert a link/clip as it is unavailable anywhere. Despite this, I would still like to discuss why I enjoyed this film opening so much. For one, the film starts with a shot of the main character placed in the right third part of the scene, where she is seen with her hair messy and displays an unhappy expression. This itself generates intrigue in the viewer as to why she looks upset. The setting, although not in focus, is clearly either a wedding/party, so one can assume that something occurred at the party that made her upset. The sharp focus on the character and low focus on the area around her give the shot ample space to add the credits beside her. These credits, unlike those in The Wedding Planner, are simple white letters. I think the purpose of this was to draw the audience's attention to the character and not the credits. This would be a great concept to use for my own project if I was thinking of doing a scene where the character is the priority, so the credits do not have to be special. I am also planning on using the composition of the scene as well, by placing my credits on one side of the screen while my character is on the other. Furthermore, I realize that this opening scene is not as telling and interesting as the other two I mentioned, but I really like the simplicity of it as it creates curiosity and interest within the audience. Not to mention that the following shots are full of action and movement, so clearly a simple beginning was used to contrast the next clips shown. This technique is yet again, something I want to bring up with my group. I think the use of contrast was engaging, and I would like to create something similar. For instance, I was thinking of presenting my character as having a rigid personality, but further along my opening, I want to introduce the male lead and create a contrast in the mood between the two clips. This is unlike Love, Rosie, as the film starts with a clip in the future and shifts to a clip of the past so to show how she got to that point, but similar in the way of creating contrast between the very first shot and the shots that follow.
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