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At the beginning of this title sequence, straight away we are introduced to the film distributor: Universal. Following that the production company name  is presented to us. This is shown over the image of a finger pointing. A finger point denotes that blame is being pointed on someone. This is a good image to have behind the company who actually made it, as it's like they are to blame for anything involved in the film. The next shot is again of  hand which is in a fist position, this could be to represent strength and power. We are shown the name of the first actor over the top; the most important one: the main character. This may be to highlight that he is important, and to assert his importance in the film. After this another actor and character 's name are shown, over part of a statue. This would suggest that they also play quite significant roles in the film, but aren't as important as the main character. This fades out into an image of a ceramic vase with another name over the top. The ceramic vase links into the theme of the film, as that type of vase would be associated with Ancient Greece. Following this another actors name is shown over two hands. One hand disappears leaving just the one on the right, and another name appears. A different statue is shown, and we are yet again introduced to the name of another actor featured and their character name. The camera then goes down, revealing that it is a sword. When it reaches the bottom of the sword, another sword comes up from beneath it, to the left of it. Then the film title 'Spartacus' is shown. The font used is relatively simple, and it is all in capital letters.  The font is a serif font, which makes it more formal. The colour of the font is white, which is to make it stand out from the dark background. The background could be dark to show that the movie isn't of a happy nature, and makes the film have a seriousness about it. After the main title is shown, the sword at the top of the shot fades away, then shortly after the name fades away, and then the second sword. Then another statue of a hand is shown, this time an open hand, with the names of multiple costars over the top. The image then changes to the mouth of a statue, with more names of actors over the top. Proceeding this, two statue hands are shown. The hands are both open as if they are about to catch something. Over the top of this, we are introduced to the name, and character name of another costar. Both the image and names fade away into an image of greek writing. This links to the film, as Spartacus is likely to be set in Greece, as that's where Spartans are from. On top of the image the names of key people are shown: the person responsible for screenplay, and the author of the novel the film is based on. This image fades away, and fades quickly into Roman numerals. This links to the film, as we would associate the film name, Spatacus, with the Roman empire. Some names of people in the production team are over the top of this image. The words and picture fade away into another picture of Greek writing, and above this image, we are told that the lenses are by PANAVISION. These both fade out into another image  of Greek writing, but a close up of it, which looks like it has been carved into a wall, or concrete. We are introduced to more of the procuction team involved with the making of the film. After a short while, this fades into an image of Roman numerals at the top of the screen. At the bottom of the screen, underneath the Roman numerals, more of the team involved with the film are shown. Originally there were 5 Roman numerals were there, but four faded out after, leaving just an 'X' there. Underneath the X more of the team members names are shown.


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