Title Tricks

Titles are a big part of our opening sequence as they are with most films, so we have thought very carefully about them. The interesting feature about our titles are the way they move onto screen and the way they disappear. Instead of doing the standard in and out titles with no sort of interesting transition, we have put them so that the characters and the action in the scene wipe the titles. Although this isn't necessarily something that people would pick up on very easily, it still adds to the overall slick feel of the piece and subconsciously adds something. Examples of these wipe are when 'Lauren Chambers' is wiped by Jim's head and when another title is wiped when Agent Davidson hits his opponent and their head goes through the title. There is another one where a double decker bus introduces a title, and yet another when Lee is running, and the title gets wiped by the people in the square.
We feel that this stylish transition is a very neat way to introduce our titles, and will add a new dimension to the titles. It also involves them in the scene and makes them melt in with the action more, so that they are not too intrusive, yet still noticeable. Another thing that I like about these transitions is that it seems to make the action jump out of the screen a lot more and come to life, as the titles and action interact with eachother to create a more rounded image.
If the audience do however, pay special attention to these titles, then they would think it looks very sophisticated and clever, so it's not all about the subconscious power of the titles. It gives it very high production value and makes the overall production look a whole lot more professional.