Analysis of 9 shots from Art of the Title Sequence

This is a 'Art of the Title Sequence' for Baz Luhrmanns modern film version of William Shakespeares 'Romeo and Juliet'. The images in each sequence are very bold and dramatic and have been made to stand out and draw the viewer into the film. They also give slight hints of the film as they are parts of scenes from later in the film. The pictures also set the scene as you can see a picture of a italian statue in the third shot of the sequence shown this film will be set in italy in Verona. The TV, tall buildings and the helicopter seen in the first, second and sixth shot show that it is a modern take and set in this centery (the twentieth century). The newspaper and mask shown in the forth and eighth shots give the film a traditional romeo and juliet feel to show the film os going to be kept original and traditional in some aspects. The fireworks shown in the seventh shot foreshaddows that the film will be very dramatic. The font used in this opening is very bold and dramatic and is in capital letters. The white letters on the black background make it stand out even more with the red + sign in the middle. The + sign used in the middle of the words could be to show this is a modern version as + in used instead of 'and' sometimes now-a-days. The fact that the + is red makes it stand out and could forshaddow the blood to be shead throughtout the film as the + sign looks like the christian cross. This could be to show the relious influence in the film as most of the charaters are christian and the film ends with romeo and juliet dying in the church. The shots in this sequence are mainley mid shots with a close up of Mercutios face, an establishing shot of verona, a high angle of the helicopter being shot by romeo and a low angle shot of the fancy dress mask on the floor. I really like this title sequence as its very bold and dramatic and very effective in catching the viewers attention.