This is a title sequence of Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol.

1. TASK TWO: Textual Analysis using ‘Art of the Title’
Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
The main title sequence of GhostProtocol focuseson
the journeyof a lightedfuse travellingthroughawire,
endinginanexplosion.We asthe audience are
followingthisfuse asrandomisedclipsyettocome
fromthe filmare beingscreenedalongside titles.
Typography
As showninthe screenshot,namesdisplayedinthe title sequence appearcapitalised,thickand
ina harshsilverfont.
The effectof capitalisingandthickeningthesenamesthattheyappearbigandboldon screenfor
the viewers,inadditiontothe majorityof thembeinginthe centre of the frame as thisis where
the audience wouldmostlylook.However,the use of arelativelysmall fonteffectivelyprevents
the titlescloudingthe footage.
The colour of the textis a harsh sliver,arguablymetal.The effectof thischose of coloursuggests
thismovie isriddledwithgritty,excitingaction.Asthe MissionImpossible filmsare of the action
genre, thisisdefinitelythe case. Furthermore,the majorityof thistitle sequence consistsof low-
keylightingandoverall noshotsof intense light.Thiscontrastswiththe silverfont,resulting in
the titlesdisplayingclearlytothe audience.
At the beginningof the sequence however,we see the titleof the filmnotconformingtothe
same fontas the othertitles.“GhostProtocol”appearswithasmokyeffect,zoomingforward
before vanishingintothe air.The effectof the smoke emphasisesthe term‘ghost’inthe title,
suggestingthatthisplaysanimportantpart inthe film’snarrative.

2. Order of Titles
PARAMOUNTPICTURESANDSKYDANCEPRODUCTIONSPRESENTS.A TOM CRUISEPRODUCTION.A
BAD ROBOTPRODUCTION.A BRADBIRD FILM.TOM CRUISE.MISSION:IMPOSSIBLE.GHOST
PROTOCOL.JEREMYRENNER. SIMON PEGG.PAULA PATTON.MICHAELNYQVIST.VLADIMIR
MASHKOV.JOSHHOLLOWAYANILKAPOORLEA SEYDOUX.CASTINGBY APRILWEBSTER, CSA &
ALYSSA WEISBERG, CSA.VISUALEFFECTSSUPERVISORJOHN KNOLL. CO-PRODUCERSJOSH
APPELBAUM,ANDRENEMEC.CO-PRODUCERSTOMPEITZMAN,TOMMYHARPER.MUSICBY
MICHAELGIACCHINO.“MISSION:IMPOSSIBLETHEME”COMPOSEDBY LALO SCHIFRIN.COSTUME
DESIGNER MICHAELKAPLAN.EDITEDBY PAULHIRSCH,A.C.E.PRODUCTION DESIGNERJIMBISSELL.
DIRECTOR OFPHOTOGRAPHYROBERT ELSWIT, ASC.EXECUTIVEPRODUCERJEFFREYCHERNOV.
EXECUTIVEPRODUCERSDAVIDELLISON PAULSCHWAKEDANA GOLDBERG.PRODUCEDBY TOM
CRUISEJ.J.ABRAMSBRYAN BURK.BASEDON THE TELEVISION SERIESCREATEDBY BRUCEGELLER.
WRITTEN BY JOSH APPELBAUM&ANDRENEMEC.DIRECTED BY BRAD BIRD.
The openingtitle sequence herelabelsthe people deemedmostimportantforcreatingthe finished
film,asexpected.TomCruise’sname appearsfirstbeforeanyof the othernames.Thisisexpected
as he has playedthe mainprotagonistEthanHunt inall of the MissionImpossible films.However,his
name appearsevenbefore the actual title of the film, whereby the othernamesof the mainstars
appearafterwards.The effectof thisisto sell the filmasTomCruise isa verypopularactor,
especiallyinactionfilms.
Shots
Duringthisopeningsequence avarietyof shottypesare used.
Mid-shot
In this screenshot, we see an effective use of a mid-shot. This type of shot provides the
audience with this character’s face in some detail. In addition, this shot lasts on screen
longer than most other shots in the title sequence. The effect of this strongly suggests that
this character holds an important part in the film.

3. Long-shot
In this screenshot we see Tom Cruise from a long shot scaling a building. This type of shot
provides the viewers with a look at the dangerous environment which he is in. The effect of
this is that a code of action is given to the audience, suggesting that this filmwill consist of
lots of action.