SHERLOCK HOLMES ART OF THE TITLE

12/9/14 | RESEARCH | FILM OPENINGS: SHERLOCK HOLMES (2009)

In class we watched the film opening titles to the 2009 film Sherlock Holmes. As someone who has watched the Sherlock Holmes series I was excited to watch the opening titles for the film. The opening titles were in a monochromatic colour scheme and each character was introduced by moving image followed by a sepia image and was then transformed into an ink sketch, this process is repeated each time for all the different characters. It clearly shows that Sherlock Holmes is set in the Victorian era the sepia tones in the intro suggest Victorian photography. The credits are handwritten in pen and ink wash, there are ink blots and splatters and the papers are tattered and this establishes the Victorian period. The soundtrack is upbeat and instrumental and fits the pace of the titles. The CGI