Opening Titles Analysis – Coraline
Title: Coraline
Director: Henry Selick
Starring: Dakota Fanning, Teri Hatcher, Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders
Begins with the Production Titles, Focus features presents, A Laika production, In Association with Pandemonium
Then It continues with the Title of the Film ‘Coraline’, The writing style gives the illusion of stitched writing and a button is used to replace the ‘O’ this is coherent with the storyline of the film. This then fades to black and the main Titles begin introducing the actors who starred in ‘Coraline’:
- Dakota Fanning
- Teri Hatcher
- Jennifer Saunders
- Dawn French
- Ian Mcshane
This is followed by a shot of a hand stitched doll floating threw an open window, there is something very sinister about this shot. After this the Titles again continue:
- Lead animators – Travis Knight, Trey Thomas, Eric Leightona and Phil Dale
- Concept artist - Tadahiro Vesuqi
- Art Directors – Bo Henry, Tom Proost, Phil Brotherton
- Storyboard Supervisor - Chris Butler
- Editors – Christopher Murtie and Ronald Sanders
- Visual Effects Supervisor – Brian Van’t Hull
- Music By Bruno Coulais
- Supervising Animator – Anthony Scott
- Director of Photography – Pete Kozachik ASC
- Produced By Bill Mechanic, Claire Jennings, Henry Selick and Mary Sandell
- Based on the Novel By Neil Claiman
- Written for the screen and Directed by Henry Selick
Throughout the Opening sequence the sequence of the process of making the doll is consistent. This is followed through in the Storyline of the film and creates the macabre atmosphere for the audience.