Title Sequences

For our next two week projects we have set the task of planning and creating two title sequences for out of a list of genres which we would then present to a group. The title sequences could be as long as we wanted but had to try and suit the genre to the best of our ability. These genres were; Bollywood, Spaghetti Western, Thriller, TV Drama and News/Current Affairs. As an aspiring cinematographer I was looking at trying to steer away from animation and look at filmed title sequences.

The first two genres that instantly caught my attention were TV drama and Thriller. I looked at a few title sequences that fall into that those genres from the Film Seven or the TV series Broadwalk Empire. From comparing them both they seemed to have a very similar style of production, with slow paced camera movements of significant objects or people starring in the movie/TV series. 

Seven which is a cross between a thriller and a horror film has a title sequence made up of tracking shots across several different degraded objects which have a relation to the crew. From photographers for the Director of Photography to clothes for the props and fashion designers. Broadwalk Empire's Title sequence is made up of several tracking and panning close up shots of a well dressed gangster before he walks off towards the Broadwalk. 

My Favourite TV drama/thriller of all time is The Walking Dead so this style of filming would be perfectly suited to fit that show. The Walking Dead is about a zombie apocalypse which results in the destruction of society, so the conventional title sequence would be of desolate areas/places and broken objects. The only thing I know will be a struggle to produce would be the soundtrack for the title sequence, therefore I have teamed up with a sound designer to produce a tranquil and thrilling track to suit the The Walking Dead.

These are all concepts I need to research and plan before the construction takes place.