1. 9 Frame Analysis
The Opening Titles
of Catch Me If You Can
(2002)

2. FrameOne
● The film opening sequence to Catch
Me If You Can (2002) is an animation
of the opening titles. The first part of
the animation is the name of the
company that produced the film and a
mysterious man walking along.
● The colours are quite simple but they
add that hint of mystery into the
sequence.

3. FrameTwo
● The aspects of mystery and
suspense are presented in the
opening sequence as well. When
there is a mysterious man shown with
a hat on, reading a newspaper and
nervously looking over his shoulder,
to check the environment around him
-that brings mystery into the
sequence. It is suggesting the
audience what they should expect
from the film.

4. FrameThree
The design of the opening sequence seems to cover the key
environments and places that the action might take
place so it tells us something more about the movie. The
planes, figures walking with suitcases and bags – might
suggest that the action would be taking its place at an
airport.
● The next part of the sequence is when the title is shown.
All titles, names and roles and some of the functions of
the animated storyline are linked to each other by the
font, the designers are using, which is quite simple but
every letter has its line and it can be linked to another
part of the sequence later. That gives the effect of
continuity in the opening sequence.
● The word 'me' is being blown away by the plane like a
cloud, which may give away something about the film.
For example it could suggest that one of the characters
is getting away on a plane, from the other when the
other one is looking for them or chasing after them.

5. FrameFour
● Then the action cuts nicely through
the title, by the giant plane coming
through the title shot and bringing
another scene with it. This time it is a
car chasing or a road shot, that
represents that there might some car
racing or just characters
following/stalking one another in cars.
This brings a lot of suspense to the
opening sequence, again, suggesting
the audience what to expect from the
actual film.

6. FrameFive
● Then the shot cuts through to another
one, this time the colours are far
more bright, yet kept in those dark
shades of a thriller. The scene
includes a lot of female-shaped
bodies that appear to have drinks,
cocktails and swim in the swimming
pool. This may suggest the erotic or
romantic side of the thriller that could
occur in this particular film.

7. FrameSix
● Another shot that brings a lot of mystery and suspense
into the opening title sequence and the film itself is the
scene when everything is dark apart from stairs, a lift
and a corridor being lit. Two people in a lift (getting
closer to each other -might symbolise romance), when
suddenly the guy from the lift gets out on the corridor
and walks through it. The other guy is just behind him,
following his footsteps it would seem. Neither of those
figures seem to know where the other one is.
● This brings a lot of suspension and anxiety and it may
seem quite intriguing for the audience so that they would
want to watch the film even more, just to find out what
the cartoon design in the opening titles sequence
actually meant in the film or what did it symbolise.
● The font of the design is still the same, linking all those
shots and scenes together in a smooth and quite
interesting way.

8. FrameSeven
● Then it cuts to another scene, and
this one seems to be a party or an
celebration evening or a dinner party.
A big crowd of people is shown and a
mysterious man in the middle. This
makes the man stand out and be
recognised by the viewers. It makes
the audience wonder who the person
in white is and why did the director
and the designers of the opening
scene, made him stand out so much.

9. FrameEight
● This part of the opening title sequence is when the
music speeds up and the titles have stopped running for
a while but instead of them, we see white strings, which
then form lamps and different scenes and shots are
appearing underneath the spotlight of the lamps.
● In this shot we see a man with a telephone in his hand,
as if he was sneaking out or in, or just hanging from the
telephone box, looking out from it, in a state of complete
awareness of situation, studying every move.
● This brings suspense and mystery and it makes the
audience want to see a film to find out the reason for
this shot to be put in the design of the opening
sequence.

10. FrameNine
● At the end of the opening title sequence, there are two
people chasing one another around, what could be
symbolically Earth -reminding the audience the title of
the film: 'Catch Me If You Can'. Suddenly, the whole of
the sequence makes sense as for whole duration of it,
two or more people where chasing each other and
spying on each other as if one was saying to another
''Catch Me If You Can'', and keep running away.
● At the end of the opening title sequence, the director's
name and role is shown and the screen is in dark
colours. The picture goes from ''daylight'' into ''night'' and
that is when the opening title sequence ends and the
movie starts.