Titling: "The Sum of All Fears"

 "The Sum of All Fears" - 2002

The title of the film does not stand out. Along with actors name's the title of the film fades in and fades out the same. The title fades in over the top of the moving image that of an atomic bomb being wheeled out of a hanger slowly. The titles are made the same to the actor's names because if the titles were much more extravagant or energetic it would distract you from the storyline already unfolding in fornt of the audience. The titles are made low key because it is not to distract the audience from the story and emphasise this is much more important than the titles. Despite the titles not being glamourous the use of white text on a black moving image does make them stand out at least.

The use of a non-diagetic soundtrack from a piece of classical opera seems incongruous with the theme of what is happening and is an exampleof effective contrapuntal sound because the mix between the non-diagetic soundtrack and the theme (atomic war) help to create a spooky yet thoughtful, sombre mood.

BELOW: The film title appears like all the other names of actors via a fade in with white text on the dark scenery to stand out

The text appears, as said before, via a fade in and then fades out. This is used for all the text including the title. The fade is used appropriatley because it matches the pace of the action happening around us; slow. The bomb is wheeled out slowly and if the text had appeared instantly via a straight cut the two paces would not have matched and would have confused the audience as to the mood they should feel.

George