Hotel for Dogs- Tile sequence analysis

·      The first thing we see, at the start of the title sequence, is an animated sun. The sun move and looks like a machinery device; this kind of animation could relate to the storyline, or the characters.

·      We then see the typography appear (fades in); the typography seems to be made up of clogs, it somehow resembles the inside of a clock. This also could be related to the storyline e.g. making a hotel for dogs.

·      The scene has been set up to resemble, a play on a stage. This could be connoting, that this movie has been made for kids.

·      You then see huge letters on wires; with a wheel, tennis ball and some clogs coming together, to present the name of the movie Hotel for dogs. This backs up the fact that, the title sequence resembles a stage play.

·      The music in the background is also very, childish. This connotes that; the movie may have children actors, playing the main roles in the movie.

·      The camera then goes around the ‘stage’ focusing on childish objects; at the same time the machine style typography, fades in and out.

 There are a lot of fade in effects, from scene to scene. The animated images that have been used, in the title sequence, seem to give off a peaceful, tranquil, happy environment.

·      You then see dolls, which form a perfect cereal packet family; having a BBQ outside, on a perfect summers day.

·      The camera then zooms out, to give the audience a long shot of the perfect family; with a happy dog, wagging its tail.

·      The camera then turns around to reveal that, this stage play scene is actually a display for a shop; and a real dog waging its tail on the other side of the window.

·       The camera then starts following this, stray dog around, to reveal the every day life of a stray dog, in the city. At the same time the titles fade in and out.

·      This part has a lot of fast cuts, the fast cuts represent the scent that the dog can smell; as the camera cuts into an extreme close up, of the dog’s nose, this could connote that dogs have sensitive noses and they can recognise any scent form far away.