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Credit Opening analysis

X-Men first classBy Rachael Lau 12.6

Time Image Text Sound Comments

00:00:01 White circle with black “X”. it slides across the screen with multi-colour trailed behind while the text is presented in the middle of the screen in white

Directed by Matthew Vaughn An upbeat instrumental that contains electric drums is running continuously in the opening

Director

00:00:06 White circle with black “X” Flashes on the edge of the screen while white text appears in the centre of the screen

Screenplay by Ashley Edward Miller & Zack Stentz and Jane Goldman & Matthew Vaughn

Screenplay

00:00:09 The circles with the black “X” merge together to form a single circle that flashes the colour green and pink while the text that’s in white is shown on the right side of the screen

Story by Sheldon Turner and Bryan Singer

Story writer

00:00:13 Two neon green halo circles surround the white text with black background.

Produced by Lauren Shuler Donner, Bryan Singer, Simon Kinberg, Gregory Goodman

Producer


00:00:17 White “X” is trapped in two neon blue circles that ripples, with black background and the white text is presented on the left

Executive producers Stan LeeTarquin PackJosh McLagen

Executive producer

00:00:21 In this scene black background is use while having a gear like animation on the screen and the text is positioned on the left as well

Director of photography John Mathieson, BSC

Director of photography

00:00:26 Sliding hollow circles is flashing with multi colour across the black screen and reveal the text in the middle

Production designer Chris Seagers Production designer

00:00:29 White circle halos would flash on and off the edge of the screen and the text is shown in the middle of the screen

Film editors Lee Smith, A.C.EEddie Hamilton

Film editors


00:00:33 Multiple circles appear on the screen at different times with different animation while the white text is shown at the top right of the screen

Co-producer Jason Taylor

Associate producer Tom Cohen

Co-producer

Associate producer

00:00:36 Spirals that are in warm colours circle around the white text that’s in the middle of the screen

Music Composed by Henry Jackman

Music composer

00:00:41 Rectangular boxes that are in cold colours roll onto the screen with the white text located on the left side of the screen

Visual effects designed by John Dykstra

Visual effects designer

00:00:43 Long and short pink and purple rectangles roll onto the screen with the white text on the right side of the screen

Costume designer Sammy Sheldon Costume designer


00:00:45 The slim rectangle slide onto the screen while the white text appeared onto the centre of the screen

UK Casting by Lucinda Syson, CSA/CDG

US Casting by Roger Mussenden, CSA Jeremy Rich

Castings

00:00:49 The hot pink rectangle flashed onto the screen with white text on the left, the transition followed the rectangle and changed into the next screen

James McAvoy Actors

00:00:52 The rectangles slide into place with different lengths and the white text was positioned onto the left

Michael Fassbender Actors

00:00:55 The rectangles changed into a paler colour and slide forward and stopped with a similar colour circle and the white text was shown in the middle

Rose Byrne Actors


00:00:59 The rectangle varied from lengths with circles at the end of each rectangle while the white text presented on the left

Jennifer lawrence Actors

00:01:02 The “DNA spirals” twisted on the screen with the text on the right

January Jones Actors

00:01:05 Long rectangles that seemed like jigsaw pieces appear on screen with the text on the left

Nicholas Hoult Actors

00:01:08 On both side of the screen, jigsaw pieces that matched was shown with the text in the middle

Oliver Platt Actors


00:01:11 Jigsaw pieces that matched was shown joining together on the right while the white text is positioned on the left

Jason Flemyng Actors

00:01:14 The joining of the pieces continued on the left with the white text is located at the right side

Lucas Till Actors

00:01:18 Pale blue squares spiral around the white text that’s in the middle of the screen

Edi Gathegi Actors

00:01:21 White hexagons flash onto the screen from the left and a bright red circle drops down on the screen with white text on the right

Kevin Bacon Actors


00:01:22 The white hexagons then moved to both sides of the screen and the text appeared above the red circle

Caleb Landry JonesZoe KravitzMatt Craven

Actors

00:01:27 Other shapes that are in cold colours are positioned neatly of the left side of the screen with the white text shown on the right

Alex GonzalezRade SherbedgiaGlenn Morshower

Actors

00:01:32 Red dots were presented in a row while flashing in order with the white text beneath them

a Bad hat Harry/ Donners’ company production

Company producers

00:01:35 The dots then transform to “DNA genes” and spin in a row while the text appears on the right

a Matthew Vaughn film Director

00:01:39 The title of the film is shown at the end of the opening with the text positioned in the centre of the screen with “DNA genes” on both sides

X-Men First Class Title

Credit Opening analysis

Se7en

By Rachael Lau 12.6


00:00:04 At the start, they show the audience a scene where some papers are being flipped with white, scratchy text positioned at the right lower corner of the screen.

New Line Cinema Presents

The sound of car engines and radio is used in the background with some drums in the rhythm of heartbeats throughout the opening credits.

00:00:07 Then it shows us a black screen with the same white, scratchy text on the top of the screen.

An Arnold Kopelson Production

Company producers

00:00:10 An image of hands that were in black and white, were then shown to us with the text located at the right side.

A film by David Fincher

Director

00:00:14 After, it shows us a black screen with the same white, scratchy text on the top of the screen.

Brad Pitt Actors


00:00:16 In the next scene, someone’s hand is shown to the audience while it fiddles with a chip


Morgan Freeman Actor

00:00:24 The title is revealed in a large font that’s in the same still as the rest of the text that is presented to the audience.

Se7en Title

00:00:30 The background was blurred, showing silhouette of objects while the text is shown on the bottom right corner of the screen.

Gwyneth Paltrow Actor


00:00:33 This scene shows us someone that’s writing on a notebook while the text appears above the pen.

Richard Roundtree Actor

00:00:36 Images of news articles flashes on the screen. Morgan Freeman Actor

00:00:39 Then, it shows us a black screen with the same white, scratchy text on the top of the screen.

R.Lee Ermey Actor

00:00:40 The hand’s of someone is shown to be cutting some images.


00:00:42 The same white, scratchy text is located on the bottom right of the screen with black background.

John C. McGinley Actor

00:00:44 In this scene, scrape papers with writing, and an image is held by someone’s hand was presented to the audience.

00:00:46 After, it shows us a black screen with the same white, scratchy text with it located at the bottom of the screen.

Julie AraskogMark Boone Junior

Actor

00:00:50 News paper articles were spread across the screen with droplets of blood shown.


00:00:54 The text appears in the centre of the screen with black background.

John Cassini Reginald E.Cathey Peter Crombie

Actor


Hawthorne James Michael MasseeLeland Orser

Actor

00:01:00 Someone is smearing ink over the top of words.

00:01:01 We can see that someone is crossing out some words that is in a book.


00:01:04 At the centre of the screen shows the white text, contrasting with the black background.

Richard PortnowRichard SchiffPamala Tyson

Actor

00:01:07 The crossing out of words is shown with a close up.

00:01:11 An image of a man is being crossed out, while the text is presented at the centre.

Casting by Billy Hopkins, Suzanne Smith, Kerry Borden

Castings

00:01:16 The red background of pictures and someone writing is shown with the text located at the top right of the screen.

Music by Howard Shore

Music maker


00:01:22 While someone is organising the papers, the text appears on the bottom of the screen.

Costume Designed by Michael Kaplan

Costume designer


Edited by Richard Francis-Bruce

Editor

00:01:27 The close up shot of the person’s fingers is presented while the text is located at the middle of the screen.

Production designed by Arthur Max

Production designer

00:01:35 A book is being flipped and this is shown with a close up shot, with the text at the bottom of the screen.

Director of photography Darius Khondji


00:01:37 This scene, shows a close up of someone pulling out a needle.

00:01:40 In the middle of the screen the text appears. Co-Producers Stephen Brown, Nana Greenwald, Sanford Panitch

Co-Producers

00:01:42 A close up of someone threading a needle is presented to the audience

00:01:43 The text is located at the centre of the screen with a dark background.

Co-executive Producers Lynn Harris, Richard Saperstein

Co-executive Producers


00:01:47 We can see that someone is threading up pieces of paper into a booklet of some sort in a close up shot.

00:01:50 After, it shows us a black screen with the same white, scratchy text in the middle of the screen.

Executive Producers Gianni Nunnari, Dan Kolsrud, Anne Kopelsun

Executive Producers

00:01:54 The text travels with the camera, revealing some books on the shelf to the audience with a medium shot that’s at an angle.

Written By Andrew Kevin Walker

Writter

00:01:55 Pictures of people with their faces scribbled out appears on the screen with bits of hair samples shown.


00:01:59 Later, it shows us a black screen with the same white, scratchy text appears on the bottom of the screen.

Produced by Arnold Kopelson, Phyllis Carlyle

Producers

00:02:01 The word “God” is being cut out of the dollar bill.


Directed by David Fincher

Director

00:02:08 A black screen is then used at the end of the opening credits.

End of Opening Credits

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