Live Forever!

Last weeks Brit Awards once again didn't pass without controversy. This year it was former Oasis front man Liam Gallagher who joined a host of artists to stir up debate at the ceremony, such as Arctic Monkeys infamous dig at the government funded Brit School as they spoke of their time at a school they never attended in their acceptance speech in 2007.
Oasis' album 'What's the Story (Morning Glory)' was hailed at the "Best Album of the Last 30 Years", as a tribute to the Brit's 30th anniversary. Liam was dutifully on cue to recieve the accolade, and you could immediately sense trouble as he marched on in his usual conceited way. An entrance to 'Simply the Best' would have been a more ideal choice over the opted for 'Roll With It'.
"Listen Kids," he began. "I wanna thank Bonehead, Guigs [bassist Paul McGuigan], Alan White and the best fucking fans in the world, live forever!" before throwing his mike and award into the audience as he exited. Notably leaving out brother Noel, who wrote all the songs on the album.
After he had left, host Peter Kay labeled him a "knobhead" and in doing so has opened up a war of words between the pair. Liam has responded on his twitter account, where he wrote "Listen up fat fuck. As a real northerner I was brought up 2 say shit 2 people's faces not behind their back. Live forever LG". Kay has then gone on to call Liam a "knobhead" for a second time, and it seems this feud will continue for the time being as neither seem prepared to back down.

‘The Rise of the Footsoldier’. An Ultra-violent narrative of the shift of Essex thug Carlton Leech from West Ham hooligan firm I.C.F, to a drug land gangster. His indulgence of dealing, fighting, sex and killing establishes the brutal atmosphere in the in the film. The fact that it is based on a true story in Britain, when watching the movie it triggers a shiver from your neck al the way down to your spine. Suspense is created through out the movie and allows us to tense ourselves for any sudden thrill we witness. Carlton Leech is a leader of a hooligan firm who organises after match fights with his mob squad. He decides to leave his role of being a major for his firm and get into business were he can earn money. First up was being a security guard at a club. After a certain time being working in a club introduces him new faces like Tony Tucker. This is when things get serious and Carlton starts dealing at a wider range. Getting up to all loads of snag makes the movie watchable and exciting. There is a voice over in most scenes of Carlton which makes the film a bit like documentary which also adds to the true story and creates an impact to it. Torturing scenes are the most vital in these movies as it has to be at its best standard. We see short snappy shots of torturing with people screaming crying shouting with pain almost near to death. This gives the audience goose bumps since we put ourselves in their position. Further more after a variety of committing crime Carlton’s boss and his partner get murdered in a range rover in a country side. A shotgun at there faces with a distance no more than a metre, head get into different shape, and blood splashes the entire interior of the car. Murderers not allowing a word for them to say with no second thought fire the shotgun with hatred. Luckily Carlton was not there however was extremely angry and upset to the fact that his boss got killed.

The scenes are dark in terms of lighting which add to the tension and can also establish that the film is a violent thrill. The title sequence begins with establishing shots of the place where the gangsters got murdered. Snow has made the ground white which can indicate clean, purity however this is a pun because murder was committed in the area. The directors, productions and designers names where shown at every different shot with a cracked writing font conversely still in one place to show sadness and seriousness. The shots were still which did not include panning or tilting but very effective dues to the atmosphere. The shot puts emphasis on the fact that murder has been committed in such a beautiful place which signifies brutality.  

Some interesting blogs here. Fluent and well written. It seems that you are interested in thrillers as a genre and have a developing understanding of their conventions, and the various conventions of the title sequences. A good start.

Analysing Title Sequences- Superman/Batman: Public Enemies

This title sequence draws it's influence entirely from the iconic characters Superman and Batman, and takes a heavily stylized approach in the title sequence.Perhaps the most powerful aspect of the sequence is it's bold use of royal blue's and reds(representing Superman) and their clash with thick black and glowing yellows influenced by Batman.Simplistic on purpose, the sequence relies on the merging and of geometrical shapes and logos drawn straight from the characters themselves, which create a traditional title sequence reminiscent of the old films and cartoons of the 60's and 70's.While the typography in this sequence is important it almost takes a backseat when sat next to huge blocks of majestic colour and cascading logos and lines.The text takes a very neutral stance in the sequence as it only appears in white.After the film title is displayed in bold black stencil styled lettering it goes back to being small and colourless throughout the rest of the titles.Clearly the main focus in this sequence is the montage of geographical shapes which transition and rotate into each other seamlessly.The sequence cleverly creates the idea of 3D within 2D shapes, almost as if there is a camera filming all of this.It achieves this by zooming in and following shapes,panning along to capture the direction of lines and movement.

This title sequence is purely a display of artistic skill,which is a homage to openings made by Saul Bass and other pioneering artists of the 60's.Because the opening is not connected to the exact story of the film it allows for a lot more creative freedom.Certainly I believe this is the best approach to take when making a title sequence for an animated film and I really like this sequence. I actually love the fact that the credits are down played here because lots of title sequences I have seen often fall victim to the use of oversized or out of place titles. Being a fan of graphic design myself, this opening really appeals to me, as it is basically a celebration of two iconic comic book characters displayed through the use of colour,shapes and movement.

Analysis of Font In the Sherlock Holmes Title Sequence

All of the lettering is written in a handwritten style, to add the impression that it is appearing on an old letter. This also adds historical context to the sequence, as we sense from the style of font, and accompanying pictures that we have gone back in time. The images themselves portray various people who we feel are of significant power, due to their attire, and our recognition of what these clothes would have reflected at the present time. The sequence creates a mystical atmosphere, as we notice the inclusion of gun, anger and blood in various shots all at mid length to close ups, from varying angles. The use of the dirty letters, give out the impression that we are digging out something from the past, which goes hand in hand with the detective theme of the film.