Title Sequence: Pacing

In terms of pacing for my title sequence, I was influenced by numerous title sequences, but the opening in particular was influenced by Courage the Cowardly Dog's title sequence, which practically doesn't even have a theme song until the end of it.

The whole sequence shows the characters in the usual setting living in a regular manner. It very much establishes the general mood of the show and doesn't really rely on graphics and visuals all that much, just using a 50s style news show to introduce the characters and talk about the situations they get into, and the only music played is the background theme of the news show and the last moment when the credits appear. It's interesting because it's very rare for, not only a kid's show but, TV in general to open with a rather slow-paced title sequence. It works very well though because it gives the feeling of equilibrium and showing the characters in a typical situation in their everyday lives, even for a moment like in this, is a good way of quickly establishing the character's personalities and their dynamic. You can see that Courage is more connected to Muriel than Eustace, and you can also tell he is the hero of the show but is a coward, hence the title and the description by the news reporter.

I wanted to incorporate this method into the first eight seconds of my title sequence, by showing Shinichi in the show's equilibrium but then Migi appears and ends the equilibrium. It would also establish the dynamic between the characters and their personalities. The rest of the opening would be fast-paced and focus on the visuals. It's almost like using the first two acts of the conventional three act structure, showing how the character lived in an ordinary world then establishing Migi's appearance as the interruption and the conflict.