Title Timing

For our final film piece we must create a 2 minute opening of a film, including titles. We looked at the opening titles of the film 'Juno' to learn how the titles were timed and what effects the timing had on the opening scene.

I watched this clip and worked out the times at which each title appeared. Here is a list of the titles that appeared in the scene and the time they appeared:

By doing this, I learned about the timing and the effects that it gives. It gives the opening a more structured feel as we can see that the timing of the titles has been carefully considered and that they have not been added in at a random times with no thought behind them. From studying this, I can now apply this knowledge of effective timing to when I produce my own film opening. From this, I have learned that the titles have been quite evenly timed out with none or very small gaps in between. The title's range from 2 seconds to 6 seconds which is quite a narrow range. This makes the opening quite face paced which may suggest that the rest of the film may also be face paced and eventful. This is something I will consider applying to my own opening of a film.