Monday 21 December 2015

Mad Max Fury Road Title Sequence

The title sequence opens with the following titles: 

 The name of the actors has been displayed in a typography that resembles that of a rusting metallic finish. This is relevant to the film as the setting is a decomposing desert with destructions scattered across the place. The characters names under this are written in a sharp red font. The typography is almost like its something that has been scratched into a wall with a stone as it features jagged, sharp edges. This gives the titles a rough and rustic feel which matches the tone of the movie. The use of the red resembles how easily blood is spilled in this world. The use of the titles being as they are " Tom Hardy As Max Rotatansky" gives a comic book feel as if anything goes in this planet, even if it is utter chaos.


This second title is set on a heated metallic background. This is almost "lava" like which resembles the burning and decomposition of the planet. The titles again feature a rusting metallic typography, reinforcing the lack of care on the planet.


This next shot is of a group of trees being burnt by an explosion/shock.  This reinforces the decomposition of the planet.

The titles do not continue until this seen of the main character Max Rotatansky being dragged back into an evil lair.

This scene closes and the following titles appear:


These titles appear with a transition of closing doors from the scene above. This effect is like doors closing in on Max's fate. This creates a large amount of tension for the audience as they want to watch the rest of the film to unveil Max's fate.  Again the rusty, metallic typography has been used to reinforce the decomposition of the planet. 


The titles "Fury Road" are then slapped on top. This fiery burning typography resembles that of a brand. This suggest that characters may suffer the scalding pain and be scarred.  The burning animation sets the tone of "fury" and destruction of the movie.

















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