TITLE SEQUENCEThe Last Kingdom

Alisha Muller

THE LAST KINGDOMhttps://vimeo.com/141540968

I decided to choose the title sequence of the Last Kingdom, because it is one of my most favourite title sequences, as it appears slightly artistic with all these drawings and immediately communicates the genre of the movie because of the ships and music.

SHOT TYPES• The shots in this title

sequence are not continuously, as they jump from one to another, however they have to, because in each shot there are new drawings such as the jump from the ship to the map. The map in the second shot represents the place and country where the Movie/series happens.

FIRST SHOTThe ship with the hanging shields and the wild waves immediately communicates to us that this is a movie about Vikings or pirates. It clearly shows that water is key here.

BURNING BUILDINGThis shot of a burning building and the brave warriors in front of it shows the danger of it and already represents to its viewer that this must be a historical story. The flames in the background are colored in a strong orange and red, which shows us the brutality and danger associated with these brutal and powerful colors.

This image looks like a drawing and therefore attracted my attention. It represents a strong female Viking. We can see that it is a Viking, because of the way the woman is dressed. The fur clothing and her strong and powerful appearance.

MUSIC• https://vimeo.com/141540968

• The soundtrack in this title sequence sounds like a traditional Viking music, with voices, which sound like they are suffering and screaming. This is supposed to invite the viewer and to tell us that this story is going to be brutal and will involve a lot of suffering and fighting.

MAIN CHARACTERThis is the main character of the movie. His name is Uthred and he represents a strong warrior. We can see it, because the title sequence shows him with a sword on top of a horse, and shows the soldiers with their shields up. This conveys that he is strong and a high risk to other warriors.

OVERALL IMPRESSION• By looking at this title sequence, the

viewer will know that this is a historical TV series, because of the soldiers. They will notice that there is going to be brutality and fights, because of the images of fire and war. They could find out that it is about Vikings, because of the clothing and first shot of the ship, which plays a big role and communicates to us that water and the sea is key here.