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We picked six iconic movie title sequences to see what makes them work and how they keep standing the test of time.

(The 8+ minute opening to Roger Altman’s 1992 film “The Player” famously praised long opening one takes by having one of its characters make a meta comment on the brilliance of Orson Welles’ opening to “Touch of Evil”.) So what makes a title sequence truly unforgettable ? Or multiple combinations of the above or something else entirely.

Even an abstract representation of the story or its themes. Or a prologue or the beginning of an epilogue. A condensed representation of the story or plot. A foreshadowing of the action or a counterpoint to it. From a single long take that lasts several minutes and introduces the setting, characters, and the storyline, to an introduction to the protagonist. And yet movie title sequences run the gamut. These often have fifty or more of them without explanation or analysis or even any kind of categorization.

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The web is full of “the best movie title sequences of all time” posts. Steven Spielberg was even cited in The Economist saying that audience surveys show that people prefer “films which start without any preamble, so he snips the opening credits off most of his movies (the snazzy cartoon at the beginning of Catch Me If You Can is a beloved outlier).” Some directors, such as Christopher Nolan for example, never use movie title sequences. Can you describe the feeling a good title sequence gives you and how it does that as you watch it? Not popular with everyone It may even be the only thing you remember about that movie. The chances are that you remember a movie title sequence that was better than the movie it preceded. We find Carmen Ejogo’s character, the ship doctor, locked inside the medbay with Benjamin Rigby’s character.Įjogo’s character pleads with Seimetz’s to be let out but she refuses and runs off when Rigby’s character’s back begins to split open.If you love films, you’ll have seen dozens of great movie title sequences in your lifetime. We see Amy Seimetz’s character running down a corridor towards the sound of pounding on a door. The trailer opens with what will likely be one of the more memorable sequences from Alien: Covenant – the birth of the Neomorph and the backburster. I think it should go without saying but just in case beware spoilers! Backburster Predator Galaxy can also reveal that aside from a few brief shots, the footage in the trailer is largely from the first hour of the film. We’re going to break down the trailer with what we’ve heard of the film already and I will also provide some additional context that may not be known yet. Predator trailers back in 2004 and we’re back again with one for the first trailer of Alien: Covenant. We’ve been doing this since the first Alien vs. Predator Galaxy to do a breakdown of the trailers after they’ve been released. (06-May-17) Ridley Scott & Michael Fassbender Interview.(06-May-17) Billy Crudup, Danny McBride & Demian Bichir Interview.(06-May-17) Katherine Waterston Interview.(01-Sep-17) Adam Johansen Interview (Odd Studio).(05-Jul-18) Greeting Their Doom – Alien: Covenant Engineers Interview.(25-Dec-16) Alien: Covenant Teaser Trailer Breakdown.

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