Media Studies: Film Credits

The Godfather (1972):

The credit sequence for The Godfather(1972) is mostly at the end, while in the beginning, it only shows the producer, screenwriter, and the name of the film. The ending credits are similar to most other movies, where it's just a black screen and words moving up. However, they use a specific font that is a bit sharp and represents the time period the film was set in (1940's). The music played during the ending sequence also fit the mafia theme of the film, and it sounds like something played at a fancy banquet.

Link to ending and credits: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2l2OXn17CL8

Spider-Man (2002):

I liked this opening because it was different than the other ones, but it wasn't as creative as I would like my film credits to be. I thought it was interesting to put the letters on the spiderweb, and the transition was also good compared to the scrolling names in other credits. The music was made for an adventure, like what the genre of Spider-Man mainly is; however, it does feature a lot of emotional and personal struggles, so I consider it to be a drama as well.

Link to opening credits: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1f5ykkGJvMU&t=198s

Memoirs Of A Geisha (2005):

This was my favourite out of all three credit scenes. The moving water represented Sayuri's experience and how she was adapting to the world around her. The music also represented her life and the ending well, as she finally achieves her dream, but it was bittersweet since she ended up being his mistress instead of his wife. I also liked seeing the characters' faces with the actor's names instead of a blank black screen or something else. I think I would've changed the font, though, because when I think of a memoir, I think of a diary, and the font should be more like a human's handwriting.