3) Any Human Heart: http://www.artofthetitle.com/title/any-human-heart/
This title sequence uses silhouetted shapes and animation to illustrate a man taking a walk on what looks like a journey.
The first shot denotes a man silhouetted shape walking through a thin alley. The text then is positioned to the left of the alleyway. The font of the text looks like it has been typed on a typewriter which correlates with the soundtrack as the non-diegetic track is instrumental but sounds mysterious. Both the font and soundtrack hint to the iconography of detectives.
In the same shot, the alley widens and the text along side it moves to the left of the screen and eventually disappears out of sight. Meanwhile, the shadow of the character widens and eventually reveals a new title credit. The way that the shapes change and reveal new text/imagery is enticing to the audience therefore engaging them.
The colours in the sequence are mostly browns, creams and reds. These colours connote seriousness and a formal tone. However the red also links to the title "Any Human Heart" as a heart is usually associated with the colour red. Whilst, the texture (a post-production edit) gives the sequence a leather effect, which could also add to the idea of a formal tone.
The piece continues with the shapes flowing into new formations (without the use of cuts). This means that the elements are always moving, including the text. The text is also placed in different areas each time to make the audience look all around the frame and makes it more visually interesting. Contrasting colours are used for the text for the easy readability, but once a shape overlaps the text, in some cases the text changes colour too as shown in the images above.
In my opinion this title sequence easily engages the audience into watching the title sequence and hints at a plot line that consists of a man travelling to the city, or a mystery/detective theme being shown?
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