Title Sequence analysis of Juno

The title sequence for Juno is mainly focused on intorducing Juno, the main character in the story. It follows her walking from her house to the local shop and has a lot of varying shot types. It begins with Juno walking and there is a tracking shot so we can see her side on. As she walks behind a tree the picture switches from real life to animated.



I think the fact that the title sequence is animated makes it a lot more interesting to watch. It’s quite a unique title sequence because there was no real need to animate it because it could have just been filmed and had the titles added and would have looked similar. If we look at the animation style though, and the way it is drawn, we can see it is quite child like and this is probably used as a way of showing that the character, Juno, is quite child like and also innocent.



Another thing this title sequence does it give a few clues at to what other characters will be like, and also what is going happen in the story. When the title for Michael Cera, the love interest and father of the baby, comes up there is a guitar against a wall. The character is very into the guitar and music. Another very interesting bit is as Juno walks past a shop. If you look at the picture above you can see that the shop in the background is full of guitars. Then if you look at the picture below, as she is crossing the road, you can see it is full of baby clothes. This is definitely a clue as to what will happen in the film because Juno will have to learn some responsibility and grow up if she is to have a baby.




The sound for the clip is simple. It is the song “All I Want Is You” by Barry Louis Polisar. This is a nice acoustic song about being in love with someone. The music throughout the entire film is similar to this.


by James Heath