D.B: Title Research - Six Feet Under

Order of titles:
 - Actors - Peter Krause - 0:04
                   Michael C. Hall - 0:09
                   Frances Conroy - 0:13
                   Lauren Ambrose - 0:17
                   Freddy Rodriguez - 0:21
                   Mathew St.Patrick - 0:26
                   Rachel Griffiths - 0:31
 - Guest Stars - Richard Jenkins - 0:33
 - Casting - Julie Lowry Johnson & Libby Goldstein - 0:41
 - Main Title Theme By - Thomas Newman - 0:47
 - & Music By - Richard Marvin - 0:47
 - Editor - Christopher Nelson - 0:50
 - Production Designer - Marcia Hinds-Johnson - 0:53
 - Director of Photography - Alan Caso
 - Co-Producer - Lori Jo Nemhauser - 0:58
 - Producer - Christian Taylor - 1:07
 - Co-Executive Producer - Alan Poul - 1:11
 - Executive Producers - Robert Greenblatt & David Janollari - 1:13
                                              Alan Ball - 1:16
 - Created By - Alan Ball - 1:18
 - Written and Directed By - Alan Ball - 1:21
 - Title of show - 1:27

TYPOGRAPHY: 
The writing is simple and black with no fancy design so as not to distract from the text. It's smart, simple look matches the shots and genre of the sequence. We need to make sure we choose a font appropriate to the genre and story of our film opening but not so much that the text is distracting and unreadable. The title for each name is written above and smaller than the actual name concentrating the praise and attention to the actual person. I think that this is something we should do in our sequence because it is a simple technique we can use to achieve a high grade.

The letters are written in all-caps with a dark striking colour to make sure it is easily visible. Almost always the titles are written on a blank background to add to their striking nature and to make sure they are the focus of each shot. Sometimes it is obvious as to where the titles will appear leading the audience to pay attention and focus in that area of the shot.

SOUND: 
The beginning of the title sequence presents the titles in time to the music. With every chime a new title appears in-time on the screen. 

PRESENTATION: 
Every title does not appear the same; the producers have tried to use their creative integrity to continue the audiences intrigue  For example, the shot where the 'Main Title Theme By and Music By' appear they look as though they physically exist and are being seen behind the glass cylinder. This is an incredibly clever way of anchoring the text to the visual context of the title sequence. Another way in which the production team have managed this is when the 'Editor' title is shown and the text follows the level of the water. I think that we could attempt to do something like this in one of our shots so that we can demonstrate our understanding of a title sequence and show that we have carefully planned for the placing of the credits.