Title sequence analysis

'Creed' Title Sequence Analysis

I chose this title sequence as our group are making a film with the same genre and similar themes. The title sequence for 'Creed' gives the audience an idea of what the film is about. For example, at the very start of the clip we seen a male boxer with some injuries which suggests he has been in a fight.

We then also see a huge title stating the name of the film which is also the name of the famous boxer in the film who trains another young boxer. We find out this in he film and Creed is also featured in the clip a lot. 

The Text in the title sequence tells us the actors in the film, the companies involved in making the film, the distributers and producers. The genre is clear in the sequence is clearly sport as the theme of boxing is what the whole film revolves around. Filters edited onto the title sequence, such as red, may symbolise the danger or injury which could happen in the film. Blue filters have been added as well which could link to the boxer's signature colours.

Music in the film was playing all the way through and was fairly fast pace and tense. There was hardly and speech in the clip, tis could be because Warner Bros. didn't want to give too much of the story away. The sequence mainly focused on the young boxer and the older man who appears to be the boxer's trainer who is Creed. It shows the boxer about to fight and him with who may be his partner or wife.

 

This women who we assume has a relationship with the boxer could be an important character as well as the man and his trainer who are stood opposite Creed and the main boxer in the film. This could show that the two boxers are rivals and they are clearly fighting for the same title.

Movie Questionnaire

Treatment 2 for the first couple of minutes of the movie

 Treatment 2

 Title- Orthodox

Duration- First 3 minutes

Audience- Age: 15+

                 Gender: Boys

Certificates- Age limit: 15

                     U/A- mild violence

Distributor- Soda Pictures

Movie summary-

The movie will start off showing the boxer (Max) training. It then goes to a flashback of when Max’s girlfriend Lucy gets stabbed by another boxer. The audience sees the effect of the death on Max. We then see him training really hard for the upcoming fight. 

The scene then cuts to Max leaving the gym and pumping into his biggest opponent, Tyrone, and his  wife Amy. An argument breaks between Max and Tyrone while Amy insults Max’s dead girlfriend Lucy. Max’s trainer Francis then comes and tells him to just walk away and settle it in the boxing ring.

The scene changes again to Max warming up in the changing room. His getting ready for the fight along with people from his boxing gym. The first 3 minutes finishes with Max walking out of the changing room  

Why is this different from other movies–

This movie is different because firstly there’s not many boxing movies out there and very few of them show the opponent cheating. This movie shows how they find out about the cheating while also showing the main character getting ready for the next match. While in most boxing movies the main character becomes depressed and wants to drop boxing after his loss in this movie the boxer carries on training and just wants to carry on to make his dead girlfriend proud. 

Distributor

Distributor: Curzon Artificial Eye

About them:  Since its foundation in 1976, Curzon Artificial Eye has been releasing critically acclaimed films to discerning UK audiences by some of the world's greatest directors, including Michael Haneke, Lars von Trier, Abbas Kiarostami and Andrei Tarkovsky. We have also released more Cannes Palme d’Or winners than any other UK distributor, including 4 Months, 3 Weeks & 2 Days, The Class, The White Ribbon, Amour and Blue Is the Warmest Colour. Curzon Artificial Eye has been part of the historic Curzon group since 2006. Curzon Cinemas first opened their doors to cinema-goers in 1934 at the Curzon Mayfair and now has 11 cinemas nationwide. Continuing in the pioneering spirit of both companies, Curzon launched its Curzon Home Cinema service in 2010, making films available to watch at home on the same day as their cinema release.

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Endless Poetry

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Through the Wall

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The Unknown Girl

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Francofonia

Directed by Alexander Sokurov

why this distributor?

I choose this distributor due to the fact they are a small distributor whose films tend to be 4 to 5 star with on a low budget and they often make money on films they distribute. The fact the company is from the UK would make it easier to distribute if our film if it was ever published and the company would most suit our genre of film.