So I was thinking about all of the cool opening sequences that I have watched recently and one really stood out. The opening to the new James Bond movie Skyfall was incredible. I remember watching it in the movie theatre with one of my friends and we were just amazed.
007 Skyfall - Opening Credits (Best Quality Yet) from Gunnar Lien on Vimeo.
(Sorry the Italian version was the best quality one I could find)
The very beginning of the sequence is underwater and while it looks really awesome also seems like it could be easy to make. After that, Bond is in a 3-d environment and this looks really complicated to do. After that it goes back underwater this times with dragons and fire. Then all craziness ensues with picture in picture in picture giving it a fast paced dangerous theme. After that it is back to the 3-d environment. Then another part that goes into his heart and then ends with a close up on his eye. Adele also does a great job with the music, and the intro enhances the sound to get a very sad but energetic feeling.
I looked up who designed this intro and it was a man called Daniel Kleinman. I looked into more of other Kleinmans works and he has done the intros for Golden Eye, Tomorrow Never Dies, The World is Not Enough, Die Another Day, and Casino Royale. These intros are all very similar but also very well done. Apparently the key to success for a James Bond opening sequence is an erie but fast paced song, graphics, guns, girls, and blood. Now they don't all follow this formula, (ex: no girls in Casino Royale's) but pretty much thats the winning recipe. I love James Bond movies and I am looking forward to more movies and title sequences in the future.
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