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This is the opening credits to Se7en. I like the jumpy shots and the hectic feel of this video because it gives you a feel for the rest. I also like the way the camera focuses on the pages turning and a mans hands with plasters, this makes the audience wonder what's going to happen, i also like the way the writing jumps around with the shots.



This is the opening to the film Snatch, Reece found this and likes the way the camera moves locations smoothly and the way the characters were introduced. I also like this and we will consider this style when making our film. The music video to All Time Low - Weightless is similar the way the writing comes up by the characters, but personally, i prefer the way that the producer of this music video has made the writing continue with the action.


This is the american opening credits to the series House. I like this because i like the simple layout of it and the music is quite effective although i prefer the UK music. i like the colours in it and i think the end shot is effective because it shows the power within the hospital. I also like the shot that shows the setting of the hospital, this clarifies to the audience where the show is set.



This is the title sequence to Juno. I like this sequence becuase i think the way Juno walks from colour to animation looks effective, i like the way that the background looks coloured in becuase i think it gives the sequence a youthful feel. I also like the way that at the very end Juno walks into the colour again but the animation is still left on screen slightly.


This is the title sequence to Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, i like how this sequence has different things coming from the gun when it's been shot, much like the title sequence to Casino Royal. In both these sequences only really contains blacks, whites, creams and red. In Kiss Kiss Bang Bang all the people are in sillhouettes where-as in Casino Royal, James Bond is shown in colour. I also like the way that Kiss Kiss Bang Bang moves along with the music in the last 25 seconds or so.
In Casino Royal I like the way that when Bond is fighting other people and he hits them they break into card suits - which fits with the theme of the film. i think the way that the target goes over the card faces and shows a real persons face is effective. I think this title sequence fits in well with the film because all the bullets and wounds are card suits, i also like the way that the targets turn into roulette tables. I think the end is effective when there is money and cards flying around and as the shadow walks towards the camera, Daniel Craigs face comes into light.



This is the title sequence to the film "Catch Me If You Can" directed by Stephen Spielburg. I like this title sequence because I like the way the different characters interact and change relating to the names being put up.

I was thinking about film openings i have seen and the only ones i can really remember clearly are Tim Burton's openings to his films where he follows a certain thing on a journey. E.G. Sweeney Todd he follows a trail of blood; Charlie and the Chocolate Factory where you follow a bar of chocolate in production. Here are some examples:

This clip from The Nightmare Before Christmas also has this style, apart from instead of following around a production line or a single object you are taken around "Halloweentown" until you're introduced to Jack.

During the Corpe Bride you follow a journey of a butterfly throughout the town until you come into contact with the first character:

These are all good examples of The Male Gaze for they are all from the point of view of a male for Tim Burton has made them. Also, if it was from the perspective of a female then some of the events would be different, for example, in "The Nightmare Before Christmas" the main character of Jack might be a woman. The majority of characters in these openings are male, thus emphasizing the idea of The Male Gaze.
I like his openings because I think that they are memorable. I would like to take this idea and maybe include it in my coursework.