Titles & Openings
As part of the post-production of Films & TV Shows, Titles & Openings are generally used to introduce it. Titles & Openings often communicate with the audience the type of genre the film/show belongs to along with the people associated with it like main actors/actresses, costume design, director, etc.
Game Of Thrones
Game of Thrones's Opening takes the audience on a fantasy-inspired journey throughout Westeros's current state during that season. Landmarks & locations known to the audience begin to form & take shape on the virtual map. The Actor's & Actress's names appear in the opening sequence next to a picture of their character's house sigil. For example, Maisie Williams's name is next to a picture of a Wolf because her character: "Arya Stark" is part of House Stark & their Sigil is a Wolf. The colour pallet is quite natural with whites, greens, blue & browns as they are the colour of the landscape - The white is used for snow, green for grass, blue for the ocean & the brown for rock/desert. Subtle tones of gold are used to convey a sense of regal superiority to tie in with the story of "fighting for the crown to rule Westeros." The final scene where the title is shown on the crown along with four house sigils in each corner shows the main contenders (Stark, Targaryen, Lannister & Baratheon) all are in for a chance of winning "The Game of Thrones." The art style of the visuals paired with the epic, well received music hints to the reader that this show will indeed be a unique, fantasy, battle that the audience will encounter twists & turns with unexpected outcomes - hence the intro showing the building of the locations on the map - you have to guess the outcome of what the outcome is going to be of the construction when first watching (Unless you know you already know the geographical aspects of Westeros).
American Horror Story: Coven (Season 3)
Coven's Opening Sequence features a variety of aspects associated with Witchcraft, Magic & Voodoo which is very prominent throughout the season. Ryan Murphy used subtle hints on the opening to foreshadow the fate of the characters within the show. The use of lighting is quite dark - showing that the "horror" aspect of the use of Witchcraft in this season. The silhouettes of a group of Ku Klux Klan members shows the racial dispute in the storyline between the black & white ethnicity in New Orleans. "Sarah Paulson's character has the "Santa Muerte" image on her title shot. "Santa Muerte" is the is known to have 7 powers which foreshadows that Cordelia Foxx (Sarah Paulson's charcater) will in fact end up becoming the Supreme Witch (A Witch with all seven powers in a generation). Taissa Farmiger's title (Who portrays Zoe Benson) has "Spiritu Dominado" as a written text. This could represent a possession story line within Coven
Game Of Thrones
Game of Thrones's Opening takes the audience on a fantasy-inspired journey throughout Westeros's current state during that season. Landmarks & locations known to the audience begin to form & take shape on the virtual map. The Actor's & Actress's names appear in the opening sequence next to a picture of their character's house sigil. For example, Maisie Williams's name is next to a picture of a Wolf because her character: "Arya Stark" is part of House Stark & their Sigil is a Wolf. The colour pallet is quite natural with whites, greens, blue & browns as they are the colour of the landscape - The white is used for snow, green for grass, blue for the ocean & the brown for rock/desert. Subtle tones of gold are used to convey a sense of regal superiority to tie in with the story of "fighting for the crown to rule Westeros." The final scene where the title is shown on the crown along with four house sigils in each corner shows the main contenders (Stark, Targaryen, Lannister & Baratheon) all are in for a chance of winning "The Game of Thrones." The art style of the visuals paired with the epic, well received music hints to the reader that this show will indeed be a unique, fantasy, battle that the audience will encounter twists & turns with unexpected outcomes - hence the intro showing the building of the locations on the map - you have to guess the outcome of what the outcome is going to be of the construction when first watching (Unless you know you already know the geographical aspects of Westeros).
American Horror Story: Coven (Season 3)
Coven's Opening Sequence features a variety of aspects associated with Witchcraft, Magic & Voodoo which is very prominent throughout the season. Ryan Murphy used subtle hints on the opening to foreshadow the fate of the characters within the show. The use of lighting is quite dark - showing that the "horror" aspect of the use of Witchcraft in this season. The silhouettes of a group of Ku Klux Klan members shows the racial dispute in the storyline between the black & white ethnicity in New Orleans. "Sarah Paulson's character has the "Santa Muerte" image on her title shot. "Santa Muerte" is the is known to have 7 powers which foreshadows that Cordelia Foxx (Sarah Paulson's charcater) will in fact end up becoming the Supreme Witch (A Witch with all seven powers in a generation). Taissa Farmiger's title (Who portrays Zoe Benson) has "Spiritu Dominado" as a written text. This could represent a possession story line within Coven
