Synchronization and Title Sequences

<p>Synchronization and Title Sequences proposes a semiotic analysis of the synchronization of image and sound in motion pictures using title sequences. Through detailed historical close readings of title designs that use either voice-over an instrumental opening or title song to organize their visuals—from <i>Vertigo </i>(1958) to <i>The Player </i>(1990) and <i>X-Men: First Class </i>(2011)—author Michael Betancourt develops a foundational framework for the critique and discussion of motion graphics’ use of synchronization and sound as well as a theoretical description of how sound-image relationships develop on-screen.</p>