Fun with Dick and Jane

‘Fun with Dick and Jane’ is a crime caper with a quirky light hearted title sequence and it introduces the character with a title about what they do. I think this is a really good idea because it draws you in straight away and it makes it more enjoyable for the viewer. I think we will incorporate this idea into our title sequence apart from we will have a narrator instead. Also the key part to ‘Fun with Dick and Jane’ is the music; when you hear it; it instantly sets the scene and adds to the fun aspect of it because of the simple happy melody a complied with other instruments. This also works really well because the dynamics are enhanced after the scenes of dialogue creating an up lifting feel and I think this is a really good technique to use in our title sequence.
The title sequence also starts with a frozen animation of a boy and a girl next to a classic picket fence with a few houses. This is like the American dream to own this house and it really focuses on the point that they have the perfect life and that they worked really hard for it. This makes the characters more believable plus more likable because they didn’t just get the house they earned it. The title sequence ends in the same way it started with a smooth transition to animated picture of them. I really like the editing in this because they have a lot of interesting techniques such as the animation but they also fast forward the last bit as well. This is quite unusual but I think it works really well with the music and it finally ends with them as a family standing together.
In conclusion for our crime caper title sequence I think we should use some of these aspects from ’Fun with Dick and Jane’, like the strong feeling relating with the characters and the fun humour as well. Also I think we need a good sound track because it really sets the atmosphere.