The Godfather’s titles consist of just name strips which appear over police records of mug shots, or as a autograph on the back of pictures as they come onto the screen. All of the titles are in white upon a black background, other than the autographs. These titles are very small and slightly draw just as much attention to them as needed. The shots may display “dramatic irony”, by showing mug shots, which are also used in prison. They may also show a gang, or gang culture and crime, as they are shown one after the other, the colour used is shown to display older times that link to the old family pictures, the lack of colour may be used to show a darker side to these men shown. As the titles come and go, the pictures change and notes come up, this may show a sense of family and being linked. The screen then fades to black and the last title, the name comes up.
Soprano’s Title
The Sopranos title sequence, a first person view is used all of the time, and this is used to show the audience what the driver, is seeing, this may be a main character as the audience sees him in the shots sometimes. Different parts of New Jersey are shown, these may be later shooting locations and to show what is to come, different views are used and this may set a delightful mood on the audience. This links to the music, which is also upbeat and happy. This may be used to trick the audience, for what is later to come.
