Colour - The colour at the start of the title sequence is a blue background, with black text. This gives the impression that it is set at night as the text is dark on a background and is attached with the black section located at the bottom of the shot, and accompanied with bright stars, which further prove that this part of the sequence is set at night.
Later on in the sequence, the dark blue night sky changes into a bright blue sky suggesting daytime. At this point, we are also introduced to the main character played by Leonardo DiCaprio. The colour of his character is more faded to suggest he is trying to hide away from the fact that he is a fraud and does not want to get caught, compared to the pure black characters around him.
Next up, we are introduced to a black background shown to be a road, with white writing. This makes the text easy to read, but it is still connected to the road markings, which still hints towards the main character being a fraud. We are also introduced to a yellow taxi, which is tracked all the way by a police car. The yellow taxi represents that the movie is filmed in America, and the police car once again suggests this person has done something illegal, probably fraud, judging on previous shots.
Then, we are introduced to a scene with a yellow background, black objects and text. This has been done in order to make the text readable, and suggest that the criminal is becoming more clear to the police as black is easy to spot against a yellow background.
Text
The text throughout the sequence is connected to the high or low parts of the shot as if it blends in with the background, like a fraud. The text throughout the sequence is therefore a very good representation of a fraud, which is the main character in this case.
Later on, the lines that connect the text to the outside of the shot, begin to form support for the police officer to rest on. This is a clear sign that the police are going to gain support as the movie goes on in capturing the criminal.
As the sequence goes on, the text becomes more and more clear. This has been done especially to show that he is becoming more and more obvious that he is committing crimes, and is closer to getting arrested.
Font
The font used throughout the title sequence is a font that is very easy to read. This is very important because, it allows the audience to read the text quickly, and still understand what is represented by the lines that are coming off the text. The font remains constant throughout the sequence which meanst that there is no trouble understanding what the text says throughout the sequence.
To get extra marks you could do another analysis for a different film but take screen shots - this film is very particular stylistically so another film of a very different style would be helpful to you.
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