| Abstract |
| Opening title sequence`shows the implicit symbolization of sequence of the whole movie through the image, and plays the role of making the audience grasp the whole context of movie at the same time. The movie comes to possess the direction because the central incidents in the movie serve as the axis to unfold stories of movie. Those central incidents form the axis again through unique patterns created by many characters, and in this way, each incident comes into existence. Therefore, a series of incidents structure the theme paragraph mainly around the character, and the organic structure of sequence which is formed mainly around the patter of character transmits the image of whole movie. `Opening title sequence`can be said to be the representable sequence that is designed to show this clearly. Therefore, it is necessary to understand the `Opening title sequence`as a paragraph distinct from the main stories of movie, getting away from the concept which considers it as a simple tool to introduce the tile of movie. The `Opening title sequence` is significant at the point of the first encounter between the movie and the audience, and has much effect on the audience as to the understanding of the general stories of movie and the transmission of the theme of movie. In response to that, many movies understand the importance of `Opening title sequence` and are presenting unique way of expression by introducing new type of genre, which is different from the main stories of movie. This dissertation aims to analyze the `Opening title sequence`of `Catch Me If You Can`, which was produced by Steven Spielberg and released in 2002, drawing lot of praises for his sensible ideas and animation techniques that he applied to the `Opening title sequence`, in order to consider the importance of it. |
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| Key Words |
| title sequence, character design, animation |
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