Author: Charlotte Willcox

When deciding I wanted to do a title sequence, I decided to start by looking at current TV shows that are currently popular amongst families, and think about what I would change with them. I immediately thought of Great British Bake off. I had always found the title sequence quite boring.. it displays beautifully arranged baked goods.. but isn’t very exciting. I knew it was something that could be worked on and changed. The credits are all at the end instead and are shown very quickly. I think one thing I would change, is to include the credits at the start and think of a way to creatively include them.

My pathway is Illustration, so I wanted to find something that was a combination of illustration and film. The video shows black and white footage, with colourful animated doodles over the top. The doodles themselves are quite simple, but are successful. The bright colours work well against the black and white film and really jump out at you. The same technique could be recreated with animating in Premiere pro.

Napoleon Dynamite is known for it’s experimental and creative title sequence. I love how something that’s been made quite amateurish.. is so effective and successful. I would love to create something that has a similar feel when it comes to actually filming my title sequence. I like how the food is almost.. disgusting, like cafeteria food. You can clearly tell that the story will open in a high school with teenagers. The opening title sequence was filmed by Jared Hess in his basement last minute. Originally there wasn’t an opening sequence at the start of the film at the Premier, and after lots of people questioning it they decided to make one.