Research: Casino Royale

Casino Royale

The credits list many names with job titles, and they appear in this order: production company, main stars, writer of the book that the film was based on, co-stars, associate producer, sound unit director, costume designer, editor, director of photography, production designer, writer/singer and producer of the song being played along with the director of music for the whole of the film, executive producers and then a repetition of the novel writer. As most films do, the credits end with the producer and the director.

At the start if the title sequence, Bond finishes shooting and blood streams down covering the screen, but it helps to establish the movie genre which is action and filled with suspense. The audience is able to identify straightaway that the film has an action-adventure genre by the loud drum beat accompanying a gun shot. This also hints at the target audience as loud electric guitar indicates masculine connotations which help to enforce the idea that is an action themed film with violence but also romance. The use of mise en scene in the film’s title sequence such as the playing cards, red blood arrow firing out of guns and silhouetted guns all help to create an adventurous atmosphere whilst also foreshadowing events that will take place in the film. Cards and casino wheels are used widely throughout the rest of the title sequence show the audience that they may be some relation to gambling within the film. Other images of snipers and guns suggest the film may include murder, but who is murdered and why is yet to be disclosed until you watch the film.

In another scene, the audience are shown hearts falling which signifies the female companionship that Bond is going to have in the film, which is a usual convention for Bond films in terms of his identity.

The font that is used for the title is discrete enough to not take away attention from the animation that accompanies is but also large enough to be noticed. The white fonts that contrast with the dark background help the audience to this.

Overall, the title sequence of this film uses a mixture of both animated stills and moving shots to establish expected events within the film, with the use of new concepts to represent old conventions of Bond’s identity which is usually associated with; women, lust, murder, heroism and action.