Animated title sequences - Maria Procházková

The title sequence is a significant part of a film. It has been used since the beginning of cinema but the form has changed. In the beginning there was no real function for the title sequence. It resembled a theatre programme, introduced the name of the show, the author, the characters and the cast and its function was purely informative.
It was not much to look at, the letters were big and plain and the title sequences in silent films were in fact only opening credits on a black background, sort of a “dog tag”. But much has changed since then. The title sequences improved both technically and in expressional function and are now attracting the deserved attention. The authors often use animation and thus enable the title sequences to concentrate formal and image notions and ideas. The title sequences are among the most expressive and artistic parts of films. The dog tag became a ribbon. In the workshop we will look at significant examples of title sequences, some of which have become almost a cult. Everyone knows the swinging Pink Panther or the smooth agent code name 007.