The Art of the Title Sequence

Control


Anton Corbijn, from the commentary track:

“This is my voice…I am the director/producer of Control…this opening scene…of Ian Curtis…was a thought we had in the editing process…to have something of the end at the beginning…to see where he ends up and set the tone.

The titles…reflect the epilepsy attacks…it’s a very beautiful way to bring that into the title.”

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  • UK | USA | Australia | Japan
  • 2007
  • Black and White
  • 2.35:1
  • English


Category: Film, News

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  • Richard

    Really? This should be taken down. This offers nothing.

  • http://diaghe.com Diaghe

    I agree, this is awful

  • http://MarksVFX.com MarksVFX

    Even a bad reference is a reference. It’s not flashy but it does what it needs to.

  • Richard

    That’s not the point. If that was the case then every film in history would be on here. If we don’t argue for a standard then we should just call the site “Titles.”

  • http://web.mac.com/thetaxidriver/Zombthology VMAN

    Im torn on this one. This is called art of the title but there is no titling per-say, however i’ve always been hooked into scenes that open up like this.. Meaning some dramatic open that leads into an explosive title sequence.. so where’s the rest of this?

  • Paul

    I think its quite beautiful

  • http://www.chiapponee.com JohnC

    I agree with Richard and Diaghe. There needs to be a standard. Maybe, to VMAN’s point, if the rest was posted, we’d get a better idea of the title sequence.

    A friend of mine and I were going to have a discussion at our agency about titles similar to this one. The category was called “introductory titles” where there is an emotional introduction to the plot or characters of the film, followed by the title(s). We felt that this was well implemented in the film Snatch, where it jumps right to the point (Turkish talking about diamonds), then the security camera sequence, and as if that weren’t enough, it’s followed by the fast paced character intro revolving around the diamond. Anyone’s thoughts?

  • Sincerely

    W H E R E A R E T H E T I T L E S ?

    I Sincerely think this is an ofense.
    Put this down.
    What a shame to art.
    Amarrador, haz algo con tu trabajo, apacionate, no seas tan vagao balvaraso!
    VAGO!

  • James

    Since we are talking about titling… I would say that this obb, is not a glamour one..

    But having a standard is not a good idea. This generation of new born artists are part of postmodernism which suggests that there should be no standard for art, for it is broad.

  • Jen

    I have to disagree. Having seen the film I really think it fits perfectly. This is just what it needs: less is more. It’s because of the style of the director and the music in question, that it has to be silent and a bit brutal (you know if you’ve seen it). Standard shouldn’t set any minimum length or such, as there’s nothing missing here.

    Also, as a film, I strongly recommend it!

  • Michael

    magnificent! enough said.

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