Lady and the Tramp analysis and Timeline

I have chosen to analyse Disney's 'Lady and the Tramp' because it uses a still image opening which is a unique way to begin a film, and could possibly be taken into consideration when creating our own opening title sequence.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuiJjp0Ki_g - Reference to the opening of 'Lady and the Tramp'

The non-diegetic soundtrack sets the tone and atmosphere to be of a family friendly nature, and uses the lyrics of 'This is the night, it's a beautiful night' which shows conations to audience members that the film is suitable for all ages, and has no apparent threat within the storyline. The tempo also sets the atmosphere to be relaxed and to contain no 'jump scares' which from a cinematic point of view allows audience members to relax and enjoy the film without the thoughts of tension.

The use of still image background allows the audience to pick up on important storyline points e.g. on the shot (Approx. 0:14) shows the picture of 'The Lady and The Tramp' which already establishes to audience that the film and atmosphere is to be evolved around love, therefore implying that the film is suitable for the light hearted. As the titles progress we are shown different characters on screens e.g. (Approx. 0:47) we are met with just 'The Tramp' which from a cinematic point of view, audience members can then relate the characters when the film progresses.

The Mise-En-Scene consists of scenes, later to be seen within the film, in the pattern of Yellow then Blue, which connotes that the film's atmosphere is light hearted and peaceful, as they use earthly tones to tint the images. The images themselves are of a high level of verisimilitude which makes it easier for audience members to react and relate to, therefore from a cinematic point of view allows the audience to relax as they are familiar of the setting of the film.

The typography used in this opening is elegant and bold, therefore drawing the audiences attention to the important titles e.g. 'Walt Disney Presents (Approx. 0:04) from a cinematic point of view this engages the audience as the title itself take up most of the screen, which establishes to the audience to the makes of the film there are about to watch.

Considering the company being 'Disney' the reputation associated is of 'Family friendly' films, therefore audience members expect the film to be of a happy ending with the tone to be uplifting. Therefore I believe that the classification of this film to be a 'U' stands correct because the opening shows no sign in a darker meaning to the storyline, nor suggests an underlying atmosphere that audience members could find disturbing. The film crosses overs in the genres of 'Romantic comedy' and 'Family' which is what Disney is mostly known for, along with their use of animation/cartoon films, therefore implying that the reputation  Disney holds have been kept with the opening of the film.

This is the title opening timeline I created in order to see and understand why titles are in the order that they Are, and how it could come to benefit my groups decision on how we make our titles in the end.