Research/analyze/discuss three credit sequences from films within chosen genre

 Credits! What an honor it is to be credited for the work you are proud of, right? Well as one of the components needed to be inserted into our movie openings final project, I should probably understand what they are because they are so important. Credits are something I am not very well versed in so being asked to research 3 credit sequences from films within my chosen genre was very helpful in understanding what I would need to do for my own movie opening.  

The first movie opening credit scene I watched was from a cat on a hot tin roof. The beginning of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is rather low-key, but in the way that worms under your skin. The credits roll nicely against a moody background, almost like you ease into the tense and heavy atmosphere of the South. This is a technique that I would use, once me and Adrianna figure out the vibe we want to exert I want us to use the credits to ease us into the lifestyle of the characters, after deliberating with Adrianna I think we have decided that it is set in modern day and they are popular highschoolers who are well known in their small town, the credits will roll and set up the ease into the party scene, attending parties would be common for these characters. Another technique I would replicate but in our own unique way to set up the movie is the lighting and music, In the cat on a hot tin room the lighting is soft but shadowy, the music is only used to set the scene without being in-your-face, perfect for our openings vibe. The cat on a hot tin roof didn't overdo the credits with fancy visuals; it kind of pulls you in quietly, reflecting the emotional weight of the film, giving you a little preview of the complicated, almost suffocating family drama, i want to ease our audience into the drama and the sequence acting like a preview is the perfect technique to do that.

Candy, on the other hand, opens to a completely different vibe. The credits are super playful, colorful, jazzy, and almost like something out of a comic strip. The funky music and bold visuals really pop, setting up the tone for a story that will mix a light sense of adventure with deeper, twisted themes. It's like the credits are trying to warn you that things might get a little weird, but it's all part of the fun. Totally different in tone from the more somber Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, but both foreshadow what's about to come which is the perfect technique for our movie. 

Now, Damage opens with something much darker as slow and moody credits roll down intense hazy shots of glimpses of the twisted love story to come. The music is haunting, setting a really darker tone from the beginning.  Everything's slow and deliberate, easing you into a deep dive of obsession and guilt that the movie is about and that the opening establishes, building the sense of psychological tension before the movie even really starts which is exactly what I want my opening credits to do; foreshadow the rest of the movie's plot and establish the darker romance that we are focusing on.