RESEARCH-Analysis of two film title sequences

Analysis of two film title sequences
The first film title sequence I analysed was Flubber. The very first thing shown to the audience is the Walt Disney Ident. Half way through the animation the soundtrack for the title sequence begins to play and then from the ident moves in to the beginning of the titles. I think this flowing transition from the ident to the credits is a very small detail but if it had been a sharp cut form ident to titles it would have felt much more hard-hitting and that is not really associated to the family comedy genre more with the horror or thriller genres. The titles were initially displayed behind a moving image of the sky with scientific formulas and calculation flying around with the titles which were also in the style of scientific calculations. This shows before we are even introduced to any setting, location or characters we get an idea that there is something to do with science with either the plot and/or one of the main characters. From the titles in the sky it then pans down onto a street with some more titles superimposed on to the video of the street. The titles in the sky were people more important to the producing e.g. Actors and producers plus the title of the film which was the biggest title and appeared at the height of the soundtrack.
On the street we are introduced to the setting and location as it is on an American style street. There was a paperboy riding on the pavement throwing newspapers at door steps. We don’t see the paperboy’s face in the shot therefore we can tell he is not imperative to the plot, but the headline of the paper is. The headline of the paper stated that Hoenicker was threatening to close a college. This already gives us a sense of what this character is like before we see him. We are then transported in to a house with a man who gets woken up by an alarm clock surrounded by science books and inventions around his room. This shows that he is linked in some way to science I implied that he was a science teacher as it would clearly link to the headline on the newspaper. We are not yet introduced to any clear plot in the opening however we can infer that the character we first see is a science teacher or something to do with science and could have some sort of conflict with the ominous Hoenicker.
We are immediately informed that the film genre is a family comedy due to the upbeat friendly soundtrack but also because of the funny nature of the action that the main character played by Robin Williams when going through the morning routine and his interactions with the inventions around his house.
The second film title sequence that I analysed was Juno. The very thing we see or hear is the soundtrack of the film. The soundtrack is a cheery soundtrack but also quite folky song which unlike flubber represents maybe a more adult or mature comedy though still a comedic film. We then see a girl in her teens walk down the street with a bottle in her hand. She then walks in to a cartoon version of the street which is completely stylised and animated in post-production this also made it feel more adult as she was holding what seemed like alcohol in her hand but the animation showed the fun side to the film.
We are instantly introduced to the main character and setting, though it being in animation, as she is walking amongst the streets and her neighbourhood. There is no real story or plot that is made during the film but we can be almost sure that it is going to be about the girl that was walking down the street.
The titles are completely integrated with the animated world that has been created and we the titles as she walks through the street.