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Fast & Furious 7 Title sequence

Fast & Furious 7

The Fast & Furious 7 opening sequence starts out with a black screen, followed by the names of production companies, during this time there is non-diegetic eletronic music which crescendos until the first shot of the movie appears. The first shot is an establishing shot of London and it goes from it being a black screen to the establishing shot very abruptly the music also stops abruptly, this creates tension and suspense as the viewer isn't sure about what to expect next. 

The next sequence is an action sequence of the movies antagonist who is shown to be walking out of a destroyed hospital, and during this sequence there are names of actors popping up at the bottom of the screen as to not draw attention away from the intense scene going, this whole sequence is very tense and mysterious as the viewer isn't really sure about whats going on and the that enigma builds tension and suspense amongst the audience. there is then a smooth cut between a shot of the antagonist driving away into a shot of the protagonist driving away, the non-diegetic music then changes and starts to become more up beat to start to ease the tension and calm the viewers down. There are then a couple shots of the car driving and in the dead space of the shot there are names of cast members, this is good timing as it is relating these cast members with the positive character showing that the actors shown most likely pay protagonists of some kind.

There is then a long shot from the side showing the car drive past at high speed behind the car spawns the movie title, the title has a very metallic look to link back to the idea of cars. The film name 'Fast & Furious 7' is good as it tells the audience that the film is about 'fast' cars and shows that it features danger, and anger, this is shown through the use of the word 'Furious'.This is all reinforced by the prominent use of fast cars in the footage we as an audience have seen and through the use of danger shown in the antagonists behavior. 

In conclusion Fast & Furious 7 uses a juxtaposition between two characters create uncertainty amognst the audience and then showcases the film title to hint to the audience that the film will be about these two juxtaposing characters.

Mad Max Fury Road Title sequence

Mad Max 

Mad Max has a very interesting opening title sequence that builds tension and creates mystery. The sequence begins with the names of the companies involved with and or funding the film e.g. 'Warner Brothers'. The names that appear are shown in a rusted metal design against a rusted metal background this builds tension and mystery amongst the viewer as they would be unsure about why they choose a rusted metal design. During the names there are non-diegetic sounds of people breathing which is creepy and builds tension, it does this because the viewer isn't sure about where, who or why these sounds are accompanying the images. It then cuts to a black screen with the sound of the main characters voice speaking, he is setting the scene and informing the audience about what is going on in the world we are about to see, during the pauses of him talking there are sounds of other people who we dont know talking about world issues that relate to the film, this builds tension and fear because the issues surrounding the world are similar to ones surrounding our world currently this means that the audience can relate the films issues directly with our own which builds tension and fear, as well as this there are names of significant actors and the name of the director coming on screen, the gaps between the names coming up are very long and this builds suspense, also the characters names are written in blood which gives connotations of pain and death once again building tension.

The sequence then cuts to footage of the main character overlooking a desolate and strange looking world which then quickly becomes an action scene were by the main character is being chased by the villains, he is then captured and taken to a mysterious room this builds tension as the viewer is left with a lot of unanswered questions, he then attempts to escape again but is quickly captured and brought back inside but during his attempt at freedom the viewers get shown an establishing shot of where he is being held it is a very strange and out of this world looking place which once again creates mystery and tension, as well as the footage creating tension there is very high paced and creepy sounding non diegetic sound which plays throughout the action helping to build tension. As he is being dragged back inside the screen cuts to black and the title Mad Max comes up in a rusted silver colour relating directly to the cars featured throughout the film and then Fury road comes up written in flames foreshadowing the flames, danger, and death to come.