The opening credit sequences is a niche cinematic art that is dying out, and we need to protect it. We all have our favorite opening title sequences. Mine include the jazzy mod opening sequence to Catch Me if You Can and the head-trippy and flashy sequence in Enter the Void. There are so many great title sequences out there in the film world, but I’ve noticed a strange trend—the cinematic art of the title sequence is dying. Many modern movies are opting out of using an opening credit sequence in order to get to the story faster. While there is nothing wrong with taking out the opening credits, disregarding the art form entirely has taken away something from watching movies. This trend of favoring the "title-only" or cold open is pulling us further away from the cinematic expression of film into a story-watching-only experience. Patrick (H) Willems tells us why preserving the cinematic art form is needed in his video below. Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Wednesday, 13 October, 2021