Comparing Title Sequences in a Crossover Style

Comparing Title Sequences in a Crossover Style

The Musketeers opening titles sequences has been an instant favourite of mine. I love the look of this title sequence as it looks very old and grubby. Ink, paint and dirt splashes coming on screen. Also the use of fire really sets the sequence. The whole video reminds me of a old envelop seal, which is being in the process of being pushed down and drying. As its set in the past, it really does suit this tone.  But the number one thing I love about this title sequence the most is the use of colour. Its so colourful and pleasing to look at, every time I watch it I think that.

The music is amazing and is composed by Murray Gold. I love his work as he composed the Doctor Who score since 2005. The way he composed the music really makes you feel like you've travelled back in time and revisiting Spain in 1630. The use of solo violins, strings and the content drum hits, really makes you want to continuing watching. Also as an extra note, the track is in "D". Which I think is interesting as Murray Gold does like to use this key across other work and other shows he's does, like the 11th Doctor's theme in Doctor Who, which is also in "D". I think its because its quite a happy note and really does impact the viewer to the feeling Murray wanted to accomplish.    

On my YouTube channel I made a title sequence on Doctor Who in the style of the Musketeers. I tried my best to copy the editing and the transitions. Although I used footage from the program and the Musketeers was shot in a studio, but I feel that I did a good job in replicating the best I can. So from this I've demonstrated I've understood the editing techniques and made it look convincing that I've made a professional looking crossover video. In my video I started off with the TARDIS flying by in space with some flames and an ink splash. The who video I carried on using these effects as I felt it looked like the Musketeers titles.  

Another crossover video I did is a Sherlock title sequence in Teen Wolf style. I really like what I did with this one. I took footage from Sherlock and edited it to look like the Teen Wolf opening titles. This one was a little easier then the Doctor Who/The Musketeers titles, as the Teen Wolf season 6 titles was just footage from the actual show, not studio based specifically filmed footage.

I love the Teen Wolf title sequences as I've mentioned in other blog posts. I started my video with introducing the main character as it does in the Teen Wolf one with Scott. I put a few shots of Sherlock at the beginning. When it reveals the actors name 'Benedict Cumberbatch' I speeded up the shot and slowed it down. This shot was a scene of Sherlock pointing a gun at the screen. I feel this worked really well, as this is an effect used in the Teen Wolf titles, Not in the season 6 titles but in the season 4-5 version. Now I had to introduce the next character, John Watson. Yet again, this effect isn't in the season 6 version but in the season 3 version. When John is walking towards the camera, it becomes jumpy as its off beating the drums within the music. I love this effect because it makes it more interesting and to cut time as well. Also I used a cutting mask and put the text behind John a little to make it look like John is coming at you. Same sort of editing through out the whole video. I also added a few smoke/mist effects onto the footage, just to make it more atmospheric and dramatic. Then to reveal the text at the end of the title sequence. I used the same font as the Teen Wolf one, I feel this looks really convincing.





The last one I'm going to mention is a Teen Wolf title sequence in the style of Drake and Josh. I really enjoyed making this one as I felt it worked really well. Drake and Josh are step brothers and they get up to all kinds of trouble, same thing with Scott and Stiles from Teen Wolf. Although there not brothers, they act like it. I used to watch Drake and Josh as a kid, so its got a very nostalgic feel to me. The Drake and Josh titles use a lot of clipping masks as all the footage is in the big arrows flying by. The colour scheme is blue and green and the music is called 'I Found a Way' written by Drake Bell.

At the start of my video we have the text spelling 'Scott and Stiles' instead of 'Drake and Josh'. This is a quick transition as both names come from different directions coming together with the arrows. Both names are different colours just like the original. We see Scott and Stiles in the same shot clipped masked inside the big arrow. As the music carries on we see more shots of the two characters. We get to a point where we have to introduce the actors. I must admit mine looks a bit sloppy, but I found it really hard to make it smooth with the text inside the arrow panning along. The ending then says the title, and we get another shot of Scott and Stiles as the camera pans out slowly as the video comes to an end.

I'm really happy with this one, as this time the footage actually matches the type of comical genre. You get a joyful emotion watching it. So this video demonstrates that I have tried to replicate the editing techniques and transitions, It also shows I understand the post production in the editing.