Tiles sequence are shown shown at the beginning of a film to introduce and start it off. It usually consists of the name of the film, director, editor and anyone who stares in it (usually famous people.) The titles are always included saying the name of the film. They are often designed in a way that represents the film they are starting off.
When films first stared to be released the titles included everyone who was involved in the film, from the directors to the producers to the extras and leaving the end credits to finish with 'The End'; unlike today when everyone who is involved in making the film is shown in the end credits. In early short films this is when Titles sequences start to be used.
The titles for 'Annie' are very different to the titles we see now. 'Annie' a film made in 1982 about a young orphan living in an orphanage who eventually gets adopted by a very wealthy man.
The titles for 'Annie' are very long lasting almost 2 minutes before the film even begins. It is quite slow, showing each character in the heart of the locket and their name next to the picture. The transition between each picture is a cross dissolve. The music on top of the titles is one of the most well known songs in the film, this song represent the film and the way the main character 'Annie' thinks.
Here are the opening titles of Annie;
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A good example for more modern title sequences is for a film called 'Stick It' a film about a retired gymnast who is serving a sentence at a national gymnastic academy.The titles are in the style of graffiti which represents the main characters background and personality as she is very rebellious and often breaks the law. These titles are similar to what we want ours like because it represents her personality as well as giving a small clue on the story line Also because this is film is the same genre as our film we know that we could design an opening titles to this and it would go well as an opening to a drama. The difference between these titles and what we can do is that we are going to have filmed footage instead of animation.
Here is the opening to Stick It;
