Title Sequence Analysis
For my title sequence analysis, I looked at the opening credits of the hit movie Catch Me If You Can, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks that came out a few years ago. I’ve always remembered the credits because I remember loving that they told a bit of a story, and I was reminded of them when we watched the credits by Saul Bass and the opening credits of The Pink Panther in class.
In this opening sequence, created by Kuntzel and Deygas, had themes reminiscent of Bass’ use of lines in his opening credits. Lines move from scene to scene throughout the credits, bringing together little snippets of story throughout – of a cartoon of Hanks’ FBI character chasing after DiCaprio’s Frank Abagnale. So much of the imagery is symbolic of what we’re going to see to come – a man running and running, from scene to scene, changing costumes and outfits in an attempt to escape the law.
We also see themes that are common throughout the movie – no scene stays the same for more than a few seconds; which shows how impermanent and fleeting all the things in Abagnale’s life are. There’s also constantly the fact that he is lost in a sea of people, a feeling that Abagnale feels for most of the movie.
I thought that these credits were an interesting mix of story and inspiration from the history of designing title sequences.
