![]() ![]() ![]() The footage is slowed down by probably 20 times the normal speed and fits the tempo of the beautiful delicate symphony. The use of flashes, supposedly from cameras of sports reporters taking pictures, helps the audience understand that this man is a prize boxer before a big fight. With the exception of the text, a couple faded bobbing heads below the boxing ring, a few flashes of light and the dancing boxer, there is no movement in this sequence. The camera does not move but shows the silhouette of a boxer dancing around the boxing ring by himself in slow motion. To set the mood, Scorsese cuts down the size of the frame to about 50% and is shot with older grainy black and white film, unlike the sharper black and white film used for the movie. This is the only color used during the film. ![]() ![]() Right as the boxer begins to bounce around, the full sound of the orchestra picks up and the title of the movie “Raging Bull” appears in big red letters. And then, with a slight pause in the music, an image of a boxer wearing his hooded robe standing in a boxing ring appears. With the light violins and clarinets three major credit names are presented one as a time. After the UA logo passes, the screen goes to black. The opening sequence to the award winning movie “Raging Bull”, was imagined and produced by the movies writer and director, Martin Scorsese, and is regarded by many as one of the best opening credit sequences in movie history.īefore the first name appears on the screen, when the UA of United Artists logo is still moving, the music chosen for the opening sequence, the symphony Cavalleria Rustican: Intermezzo, begins softly with just violins and clarinets. ![]()
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