Opening Sountrack - Billy Elliot

Opening Soundtrack - Billy Elliot ( Cosmic Dancer)

This is the opening scene from the classic film 'Billy Elliot'. This film was very popular then and smashed the film market in its time. The film is about a young boy who secretly has a passion for dancing but with his family wanting him to box and bullying him about being a dancer. The film shows his struggle with chasing his dream and the break up of his family, but in the out come he becomes a dancer and his dream is achieved.
The opening soundtrack here is very important as the lyrics relate to the film and it sets a calming mood to the audience. The soundtrack is 'Cosmic Dancer' by t.Rex. This song has the lyrics 'I was dancing since i was tweleve' , this is very convenient as it relates to billy as he loves dancing and is around the age of twelve. The film is about dancing and so is the song, this is good as they relate and the soundtrack instantly tells the audience that billy is going to be a dancer as he listens to this and jumps on his bed.

Opening Credits - Catch Me If You Can

This is the opening credits for the film 'Catch Me If You Can'.

• These opening credits are animated and themed to the film very well
• The credits are shown very clear and are made so that they are part of the animation. For example the credit that becomes part of the swimming pool ladder.
• The names and in formations sometimes link together.
• The credits are in the common credit order to begin with but then they change.
• The credits start of being part of an air port, in the air port the important information is shown, like 'Tom Hanks' 'Lenardo D'caprio' the title of the film and the film director 'Stephen Spielberg'. There are planes flying around, this relates to the title as it gives a sense of getting away. Also when the tile is shown the word 'Can' turns into a cloud and fades away also relating to the fact you cant catch it.
• The Co-Producers etc are not shown in the common credit order as they are abit mumbled up, how ever the credits are still understandable and names are stated under the correct titles.

These credits run very creatively. They roll smoothly and link together well.The credits are also symbolic as they relate to the title and the blue back ground when the title is shown represents the sky. The credits work very well and are good, they have a smooth flow witch is good. This will be taken into consideration when we are working on our credits for our opening sequence.

True Blood - Opening Credits

For our opening we will add credits to open it, explaining the directors editors actors etc. I have looked at some opening credits to see how we should make ours and to possibly get some ideas from them.

This is the opening Credits from 'True Blood' , a thrilling vampire programme.



• The credits start off with the actors names, with the soundtrack running behind them. As each name changes so does the background of the shot. Each actors name has a different back ground. This could be symbolic relating to there character?
• The backgrounds are all rustic American, they show diners and American scenery showing us that the programme is set in America.
• After the actors names have been on screen the film crews names come up but all together instead of on there own. They are on screen for a less amount of time and the font is smaller than the actors names.
• All writing on the credits are all the same font.
• The credits move around the screen each time they change, they move from corner to corner and central. They are easy to read.
• After the cast and the film crews credits the screen goes red representing blood and the title 'True Blood' appears big and clear to read in the centre.
• After that we begin into the programme and the Writer and Directors names are shown. In the same font but more notice able and on screen for a longer amount of time. This is done because they are showing the audience who wrote and directed it as they are proud of it and want the audience to notice that they are most responsible for the film.

The  credits are easy to read and fit into the opening well. However the programme is about killing vampires and is suppose to thrilling and scary. Therefore i think the credits should have been a it more scary, this could be done by using strange fonts and changing the music and the back grounds.