Analysis of an Opening Credit Sequence-Casino Royale-Lisa

Casino Royale opening is slightly variant to the other thriller openings, however it is still an example of clever and interesting editing still portraying a symbol of an action and suspenseful film. 

• In place of having a suspenseful soundtrack, Casino Royale has more of a fast up-beat song playing over their opening credits, portraying an image that the film will involve a vast amount of fast action. If they were to use a slow assonance then it would feel out of place and wouldn't match up to the quick movements of the characters. 
• The titles appear in an unusual way- they come onto the screen and then will slowly fade out, this is so that most of the attention is kept on the actions behind the titles, instead of being lost in confusing and graphic titling. 
• As the film is mainly set in a Casino, the directors have chosen to use playing cards as they background of their opening titles. This is a clever way of demonstrating what the film revolves around. Colours in the sequence are mostly secondary hues- dark reds, blacks and navy's. As the titles are a bright white they stand out more, making it clear who helped create the film. 
• Finally, cartoon appearances of James Bond and other characters are shown during the starting scene giving the audience a slight insight as to how the characters behave and act- this all appears behind the titles making the shot more engaging instead of placing them on a blank screen. 
•  We found it intriguing to view something a little more different and abnormal as it allowed us to see the possibilities we have to create an opening which represents the film. However we chose to incorporate the style of  Deja Vu as we decided to create the title letters falling out of shot.