Old and New title sequences.

Vertigo (1958)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pz46qS38OgM

The camera quality of this title sequence shows straight away that it is an older film. When filming the girl at the beginning of the clip, the camera stays still. The music sounds like it is a live orchestra, which implies that it is old, as the song does not sound recorded. The typography does not match the idea that the film is going to be quite scary, which the music suggests to us. The spinning colours on the black background doesn't give us any clues to what it is going to be about. There is no clue to what the setting is, but the red on the girl's eye connotates that it is going to be scary and gruesome.

American Psycho (2000)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uF9rP1w2sCE

This title sequence gives us more of an idea of the setting of the film. The camera angles and shots, for example, the close-ups used, and the objects that are put in place to symbolise something give us an idea of the genre of the film. The voice of what we assume is the main character is heard throughout the title sequence, and he tells us about himself. The music fits the mood of the play and suggests that the film is going to have a lot of twists to it.

Both films have music to set the atmosphere, and give us a clue to what the film is going to be about. It is obvious to see that American Psycho is a more modern film as the camera quality is much better, and uses more camera shots and angles. Both title sequences give us the idea of the genre of the film. American Psycho shows us the setting and introduces us to a character, which Vertigo doesnt do.