X men first class analysis

X-Men First Class

Analysis

by

Heather Gornall

Time: 0.01

Image: White circles with black crosses in the center flying onto the screen.

Text: Directed by Matthew Vaughn

Sound: Sci-fi/funky music throughout the whole opening sequence.

Comments: The film starts by introducing the Director because they are the most important person that was involved in making the film.

Time: 0.05

Text: Screenplay by Ashley Edward Miller, Zach Stentz, Jane Goldman and Matthew Vaughn

Sound: Sci-fi/funky music

Comments: The people involved with screenplay for the film were introduced next because they had a major role in the production of the film.

Image: White circles with black crosses are surrounding the text.

Time: 0.09

Text: Story by Sheldon Turner and Bryan Singer


Comments: They introduced the Story/script writers next as they were also a major part in producing and writing the film.

Image: Only one white circle with a purple cross in the center is in this shot with two unfocussed multicoloured circles behind it.

Time: 0.13

Produced by Lauren Shuler Donner, Bryan Text: Singer, Simon Kinberg and Gregory Goodman


Comments: The producers were introduced next as they are just important so they should be introduced very early on in the opening titles.

Image: Multi-coloured circles shrink around the text.

Time: 0.18

Text: Executive Producers – Stan Lee, Tarquin Pack, Josh McLaglen


Comments: The executive producers came next as they aren’t as important as the actual producers and they wouldn’t have had a bigger role.

Image: Multi-coloured circles shrink around the text.

Time: 0.21

Text: Director of Photography – John Mathieson, BSC


Comments: The next person that was introduced was the director of photography as they wouldn’t have been included as much as the actual film directors and producers.

Image: Gear shaped circles appear on the screen in white and purple.

Time: 0.26

Text: Production designer – Chris Seagers


Image: Multi-coloured circles start to fly across the screen in all directions.

Time: 0.29

Text: Film editors – Lee Smith A.C.E., Eddie Hamilton


Image: Multi-coloured circles continue to fly across the screen in all directions.

Time: 0.33

Text: Co Producer – Jason TaylorAssociate producer – Tom Chohen


Image: More and more multi-coloured circles start to fly across the screen in all directions.

Time: 0.36

Text: Music composed by – Henry Jackman


Comments: The music composer would be less important to include because they only have a smaller role in the production of the film.

Image: The circles disappear and is replaced by DNA shaped circles behind the text.

Time: 0.40

Image: The circles are replaced by multi-coloured squares and rectangle shapes flying onto the screen.

Text: Visual Effects designed by – John Dykstra


Time: 0.42

Image: The multi-coloured squares and rectangle shapes continue to fly onto the screen.

Text: Costume designer – Sammy Sheldon


Time: 0.45

Text: UK Casting by Lucinda Syson, CSA/CDGUK Casting by Roger Mussenden, CSA,

Jeremy Rich


Image: The multi-coloured squares and rectangle shapes are replaced by long multi-coloured lines.

Time: 0.48

Text: James McAvoy


Comments: Out of the cast, the main actor is introduced first as they have the biggest role. Also, actors like James McAvoy who is very well known and popular, seem to be advertised first and most of the time more.

Image: When the main actor is introduced the image starts off with a simple pink rectangle on the side of the screen.

Time: 0.51

Text: Michael Fassbender


Comments: The characters are always introduced in order of significance and popularity in the opening titles.

Image: Multi-coloured rectangles start to slide across the screen.

Time: 0.54

Text: Rose Byrne



Image: Multi-coloured rectangles start to slide across the screen with circles in front of them in the same colours.

Time: 0.58

Text: Jennifer Lawrence



Image: The criss-crossed lines flow into a DNA type image.

Time: 1.03

Text: January Jones



Image: There are two sets of DNA type lines on the screen and they flow like the previous shot.

Time: 1.05

Text: Nicholas Hoult



Image: Long yellow and purple rectangles appear on the screen and move back and forth.

Time: 1.08

Text: Oliver Platt



Image: The same theme continues with long yellow and purple rectangles, however there are identical ones on the other side of the screen.

Time: 1.11

Text: Jason Flemyng



Image: The multi-colouredrectangles slide across the screen and connect with the ones from the other side.

Time: 1.13

Text: Lucas Till



Image: They then shrink to form in the shape of DNA.

Time: 1.16

Text: Edi Gathegi



Image: Blue squares rotate around the text.

Time: 1.19

Text: And Kevin Bacon



Image: Several white pentagons appear in the top left hand corner with a circle and black cross by the text.

Time: 1.22

Text: Caleb Landry Jones, Zoe Kravitz, Matt Craven


Comments: Any extra people involved in the film, but are not as important, are introduced last.

Image: The white pentagons then slide down the screen on either side of the text.

Time: 1.27

Text: Alex Gonzalez, Rade Sherbendgia, Glenn Morshower


Comments: Any extra people involved in the film, but are not as important, are introduced last.

Image: The pentagons are then connected with red lines and circles.

Time: 1.30

Text: A Bad Hat Harry/Donner’s Company production


Comments: Depending on their popularity and success, the production company is either at the start or at the end of the opening titles. In this case they are later on in the titles.

Image: Small red circles appear in the centre of the screen.

Time: 1.35

Text: A MATTHEW Vaughn film


Comments: The person who owns the film is introduced later on depending on their popularity or success.

Image: Multi-coloured shapes, some in the shape of an ‘X’, appear on the left hand side of the text.

Time: 1.38

Text: X-Men First Class

Sound: Sci-fi/funky music fades out.

Comments: The title of the film is the same size as the rest of the credits, however it is positioned in the centre of the shot.

Image: The shapes then shrink and appear either side of the title of the film.

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X men first class analysis