Catch Me if you Can Opening Title Sequence

Catch Me If You Can Title Sequence

The action stems from the titles. It tells its own little story and sort of describes the journey the man goes through in the actual film.

At the beginning it introduces the main titles including the producers and directors, when it comes to introduce Leonardo dicaprio it has a little airport sign with a golden arrow pointing towards the little animated character showing the audience that this character in the title sequence is Leonardo DiCaprio they did the same for the second main character Tom Hanks.

The music also plays a big part in the title sequence as it creates suspense and combines with the action of the animated title sequence.

After they have introduced the main characters you see Leonardo’s character rush up some steps (1), and tom hank’s character try to follow (2), but the step disappears then this black line appears (3), and then becomes the title of the film (4). Then displaying the full title. (5)

The colours used also add to the tension and suspense of the chase scenes in the title sequence when the colours become dark and intense the music becomes faster and the animated chase becomes more dramatic and the titles are still creating the background and main features of the animation. The titles also create transitions from one room to the next or from one clip to another.

In this thrillers title sequence the titles play a huge part in creating suspense and basically make the animated set whilst introducing all the characters therefore I believe that titles that are combined with the action like this make the film better as it creates tension.