October 2014 PTDQ – Professional Taxi Driver Qualification 1.
Taxi Driver - Title Sequence Analysis
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Breaking it down s In order to show visual elements, I have collated 9
screenshots and annotated them to help better understand the micro elements.
s Lead actor, iconic well known. This and the distributor are in red, different to the rest of the typeface which is in amber. Red is above amber showing how distributor and lead are more important. There is also silence throughout, making the viewer concentrate on the title.
s Film Name, slides in after the taxi appears through the smoke to loud crashing music. Taxi moves slowly to build suspense. The text itself is quite large, it glows and fades, similar to that of a traffic light.
s Shot of smoke is continuing bellow. Supporting actress is in identical typeface to the film title, only smaller and repositioned to top left.
s Shot continues but the actor is smaller and in the lower portion of the screen. Showing that the other actors are dominant.
s Extreme close-‐up of the characters eyes, the music is very calm. The only source of lighting is from oncoming traffic and traffic lights from above. The music implies that what’s going on around him is very busy and hectic New York City streets, but what's going on in his head is very calm. Showing that the character may be hiding something.
s Less important roles, there’s more text on the screen so more people are mentioned in less time. The live action shot itself is of windscreen with city lights out of focus and wipers are in focus, shows hustle and bustle of city from characters view. Music is building up again
s Same text, small so it fits more in. The shot of the city street is blurred so lights are mainly visible.
s The final title text for director. Martin Scorsese was gaining traction as a famous Hollywood Director, live action shot of people crossing road, setting scene of busy street.
s Back to calm music and extreme close up. The character is calm in a busy environment.