CREDITTTTTT SEQUENCESSSSS!!!!!!!

     Opening/ending credits of films is such a cool opportunity for filmmakers to establish tone and show off their creativity. I absolutely adore how many different approaches there are to take whether animated or any other cool visual effects that achieve the goal of making the film more stylistic. 

Superbad (2007):

    The opening credits to Superbad are very unique. Colorful graphics show the two main characters, Seth and Evan, dancing and goofing off as a song plays in the background. This establishes the very light-hearted and silly tone consistently held throughout the rest of the movie. In between them dancing, you can see their silhouettes as they interact with each other very awkwardly which also plays into their characterization as nerdy losers in high school. 

10 Things I Hate About You (1999):

  

    The opening credits to 10 Things I Hate About You is much more simplistic but still adds character to the film. The camera pans around, showing the city the film is set in as a song plays in the background. the font and bright colors chosen for the names adds to the very punk vibe of the main character, Kat Stratford. As the camera finally reaches a group of girls singing and dancing in a car, the audience is led to believe the protagonist is one of the 4 preppy girls shown. The camera then captures Kat Stratford, by herself, blasting punk music with a grumpy expression in the car next to the girls. After she looks over the 4 girls appear scared and avoid eye contact with her until she drives off. This small scene in the opening credits helps establish that Kat likely doesn't have many friends at school and not much of a social person. 

Juno (2007):

    The opening credits of Juno show main character, Juno MacGuff, as she walks around the town drinking juice straight from the jug. As she begins her walk and the song begins, her walk is then stylized with graphics of her walking around. While not much occurs on this walk, prior to it we can see a group of people run past her in the opposition direction which may characterize her as different and not like others. The fact she's on a solitary walk could also allude that she does not have many friends. The graphics of her walking around like a cartoonified version of herself could symbolize how she views herself and suggest that she daydreams often. 

LINKS TO FILM CREDIT SEQUENCES:

Superbad (2007)

10 Things I Hate About You (1999)

Juno (2007)

10 Things I Hate About You. (1999). IMDb. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0147800/
Juno. (2007). IMDb. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0467406/
Superbad. (2007). IMDb. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0829482/