Grease Title Sequence Analysis

 

 

 0:00-0:05-
·         “Paramount pictures presents” appears on screen and bounces towards the audience then back down to make it stand out and connote its importance. It also fits with the music
·         School bell rings showing the representation of age being those still in school, and makes it relatable to the target audience of a teen angst, (teenagers.)
·         Fades into next scene
·         Background of a radio/alarm shows represents the characters within the film to be stereotypical teenagers who listen to loud music.
·         Animated background
·         Cartoon shaped font, white colour stands out.

 

0:26-0:28-
·         Title “Grease” flies on to screen from a tube of hair grease. This represents the title “Grease” as connoting the hair product, relating back to the target audience who stereotypically care about their appearance.
·         Title continues to move drawing attention to the title.

0:28-0:32-
·         Animated car appears behind title, making it stand out even more.
·         Names appear at the bottom, in a plain black font. Although the black font makes it stand out from the plain background, it seems quite dull and average compared to the previous titles, suggesting it may not be as important.

 

0:40-0:44
·         Camera zooms out from the mirror, connoting a teenager’s vanity.
·         Name of actor and character fades in.
·         The bold font and colours make it stand out.
·         The font being in red connotes importance.
·         The font is large and takes up half of the screen drawing attention to it.

 

1:12-1:15
·         Repeats pattern from the last title scene, zooming out from the mirror onto the names.
·         Font is bold and in yellow and orange, they stand out from the background.
·         This is repeated for the next two characters, keeping the pattern the same but the colour of the font changes to keep the audience interested.
·         Blue fond and background is a stereotypical connotation of males.

 

2:08-2:14
·         Title is displayed on a billboard after appearing from a cloud of smoke.
·         Takes up the whole screen signifying its importance.
·         Music continues to play throughout all of the shots. It’s upbeat and fast pace, making it seem exciting.
·         The camera zooms in on the names emphasising the importance.

 

2:16-2:21
·         Similar to the last shot of names on a billboard, connotes a similarity between the two groups of names.
·         Pink font and background is a stereotypical connotation of females.
·         Title appears as the car speeds past.
·         Camera zooms in to show importance.

 

 

2:34-2:37
·         The rest of titles appear on billboards around the city, appearing after the cars drive past it.
·         Animated, bold coloured and shaped backgrounds.
·         Font type and colours are bold and stand out.