Pink Panther 2 Openning sequence and notes

This opening title sequence has become world widely known as a title sequence because of the pink panther, which is now known world widely because of the theme tune and cartoon based drawings which was used as a spin off show. The theme tune also indicates the mystery as; it is originally toned like a foxtrot, which is the idea that a fox is being chased slowly until it’s caught.

The title sequence is iconic as it indicates quite a lot on what the film is about which in this case is evident that an inspector is trying to find a gem. The cartoon aspect opens the audience to become very much the mass public as nothing evident can deter kids or adults from viewing it as, it has comical aspects. The humorous element applied to the sequence engages the audience to watch more as, they want to see if the inspector will find the pink panther.

It also suggests some characteristics of the inspector and that he is rather clueless because it is a never ending chase that he is loosing as he cant find him, he also comes across as clumsy as, he falls over a lot.

The main iconography used that indicated the audience straight away is the magnified glass, which is used. This is also used to turn into a transition back into some of the names of the stars acting within the film. The indication of the setting is France, through the beginning setting which is the Eiffel Tower. The change in setting works rather well as it introduces all types of audiences as it has landmarks from all over the world but doesn’t deter from France as it reoccurs from the Eiffel tower to the Mona Lisa.

The transition into the names is very clean cut suggesting in a way that the audience are. The transition from name to name is through the background image layers such as fingerprints, torches and magnified glasses which all adds to the genre of mystery.