Titles/Credits Analysis

The Walking Dead Title Sequence (season 3) from Michael Lane Parks on Vimeo.


What I particularly like about this title sequence is how the mise-en-scene represents the characters the actors play on screen, e.g. Norman Reedus playing archer Daryl with the mise-en-scene of the arrows.

There's use of bleak, filtered locations which is fairly easy to edit compared to The Last of Us (see below). 

Cast credited; main actors, executive producer(s), developer, "based on the graphic novels".

The writing of the cast here have no transitions from each shot (apart from the out of focus fade of Norman Reedus' name) giving a sense of monotony and again, mimicking the apocalyptic atmosphere.


The Last of Us - Title Sequence from henry hobson directing & design on Vimeo.

I really like the simplicity of these titles, even though hard to film, with some effects used to create the effect of the water turns into fungus, subtly foreshadowing the cause of the apocalypse.

http://www.artofthetitle.com/title/the-last-of-us/

Cast credited; Production company, director(s), lead technical artist, programmer, animator, designer, effects, editor, audio, lighting, music, actors, co-presidents.

Since this title is for a game, the main cast credited are different to those of a tv series or a film e.g. with a main focus on the animators and artists rather than the voice actors, credited later.

The writing of the cast vary; some wipe and some are already present on the next shot, giving a sense of uneasiness.

Similarities

The fonts on both of the title sequences are block capitals in a bold font. There's nothing pretty- it's dull like the apocalypse. Both also have their titles on black backgrounds again mimicking the bleakness and darkness of the apocalypse.