Comparison of One Hour Photo and The Silence of the Lambs Title Sequences

The 'One Hour Photo' titles i found effective because of the way that they were quick and on a black background and so stood out. These titles were not dragged out. They introduced the companies then the film title then went straight into the film.
The special effects used on the text made them more interesting to be viewed. The text flew in from the left and then flew out to the right but as this happened the text changed from white to red. This made it feel as though there could be something bad about this film.
When the title of the film came on 'ONE HOUR PHOTO' it flashed in different colours - went through the colours of the rainbow - and this fitted with the beat in the background, making it feel fast pace and like there was going to be something interesting happen in the rest of the film.

There was not very many titles making the film come in quickly and I liked this because I found that it didnt drag on too long.



The Silence of the Lambs opening title sequence however was very different. I felt that this dragged on a bit and there was nothing interesting about the font, style or effects of the titles.
The text was big and bold and filled the screen in the centre and was displayed while the start of the film was happening. I didnt like this because i felt that it obscured the action. Also the text was in black making it very plain. It seemed to go on for ages, introducing anything and everything making it boring to watch. There were no special effects used so the text just appeared in the centre of the screen and then dissappeared after so many seconds.