'Wimbledon ' opening title sequence by Kyle Cooper

The opening title sequence in 'Wimbledon' begins with a sound bridge of a tennis ball being hit back and fourth, which is a fairly well known sound, therefore it sets the audience up for what the film is about. I also think that Cooper has been very clever about how, on each beat of the tennis ball, the shot cuts to another area of cloudy, blue sky with a plain white text which is either an actors name, directors name or a word introducing someone on either the left or right of the screen. This effect is continued further as when the name of the film appears, 'Wimbledon', the next two sounds of the tennis ball make the word shrink smaller and then smaller to the point that it disappears off screen. This idea of the names bouncing from left to right on each sound of the ball continues, however the background scene is changed. It is of a moving, painted style image of the crowd and I find this visually appealing because on each sound, the heads of the spectators move from left to right, with the credits, and with the ball that we cannot see. There is then a break in the sounds of the ball for the crowd to clap which shows that a point has been won and it also represents the well mannered sportsmanship and eticet that is associated with the sport and iconic British tournament. There is then two more changes of backgrounds, the first of reporters and photographers with their huge camera's and then onto the umpire, who like the crowd is following the ball intently. The change of four different backgrounds was a clever move by Cooper as it makes the opening sequence visually different, and therefore appealing and it provides a contrast to prevent the audience from being bored in the first 1:00 minute that this sequence lasts.