Monday, 30 September 2013

Goodfellas - Title Sequence



Words which appear
  • Picture presents
  • Production presents
  • Film by
  • Actors/Actresses
  • Film based on true story
  • Date/Setting - New York 1970
  • Title
  • Excutive Producer
  • Based on book
  • Screenplay by
  • Produced by
  • Directed by
Font/Colour Scheme
  • White coloured font on black background
  • After killing - format colour turns to red over black background
  • Words moving across screen representing movement of a car - speeds past then focuses on writing
  • Capitals
Images/Background
  • Black background with credits on it - movement representing car movement
  • Focuses on the scene of 3 men in car, they pull over and kill man in boot
  • Screen then goes black focusing on red coloured title and some more credits
  • You see the main actors, but storyline isnt given away, you only know the film is based on gangsters
Sound
  • Sound effect of speeding car - effective behind moving words
  • Engin of car
  • Minimal speaking from actors
  • Sound of action - gun shots/knife stabbings
  • No music until 1.55 minutes into credits after horrific killing scene
  • Music by Tony Bennett - 'Rags to Riches'

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