This one of the earliest intros i could find for the World cup tournament. This tournament was held in Italy and i have managed to find a sequence for Italian TV. I think this design and style is very basic however for the 1990's it was probably quite modern. This sequence does try to tell you about the tournament by images shown such as flags from different parts of the world,a football flying throughout the intro and landmarks from different parts of the world appearing within the sequence.
1990 world cup Italy intro (for English TV)
This piece has the famous opera song by Pavarotti that i think is the strongest thing in this whole sequence which is why the intro also has large opera style stage with dancers who are also dancing around what appears to be a football. I think the clips used throughout were great and from special moments of the World cup and coupled with the music works great to build up the upcoming football match however this is a fairly simple concept but it was made 20 years ago so it was probably great at the time. Also another way the intro emphasis's on the great moments is by highlighting the players and adding a grayscale on the background which works to some effect.
World cup USA 94 intro (for USA TV)
This intro was made by the host country of the World cup at the time (USA) and there are many differences from this sequence and others from previous years made for English TV for example, this piece obviously would be very patriotic and you can see this by the beginning when the World cup is in the foreground and the American flag is flying in the background, also this piece has the famous football clips playing throughout but again there is a lot of American themes throughout also with the state names flying towards the screen which i haven't seen any other intro be so direct as this one.
World Cup 98 France (for English TV)
This intro goes along the same path as many other intros with live footage clips playing throughout of the host countries traditional and famous places so that the audience knows where the tournament is held before title appears also the famous football clips are played on billboards through the cities, i've also noticed that when the football clips appear on the billboards they first appear as artworks which you will see appear later in other football title sequences.
World Cup 98 France (for American TV)
This version of the France 98 tournament made by the Americans is one of my favorites because there is more motion graphics and 3D in this intro than in any other previously. However after the starting with the flying worlds and where the camera flies into the stadium the following doesn't really show much about football which is a big chunk of the sequence and i think that is a big flaw in this piece.
World Cup 98 France (for English TV)
This intro is similar to others, it chooses the theme of a fine restaurant (maybe because the French are known for their food and wine) and plays historic moments throughout which are projected on to windows, on to wine, on menu's..., also the music has a calming feel but works well with the shots and the theme.
ITV Japan/Korea 2002 Opening Titles (for English TV)
From looking at the Intro above it keeps in theme with where the tournament is held (Japan and Korea) by integrating cultural aspects of the countries into the sequence such as the samurai references throughout and the scenery reference (do-jo). Also the intro begins with a samurai and a footballer having a stand off where it looks as if the two are ready to battle, where the samurai swings his sword towards footballer and the footballer kicks the ball at the sword where they clash and a bright effect appears and a silk cloth flows past the screen with historic football moments. Although a stereotypical view from my knowledge of at least Japan from film and TV you see the traditional Japan as a calm and elegant place and i think that the silk flowing throughout is meant to represent that in some form. The music also plays a big part in these sequences and i think this also has a big impact on this intro where it helps it to convey a calming theme but mixed with the visuals it also sounds dramatic in a historical sense which works great with the historical scenes of football and the more traditional Japan.
BBC Match of the day World Cup 2002 Intro (for English TV)
Below we have another intro for the Japan/Korea World cup also from 2002 however from a different show and from looking at this intro they have gone for a more mixed look, integrating traditional and new cultural and scenic views together throughout however there looks to be more modern day references which i think works better also for this piece because of the choice of music which is a up tempo piece. Again this sequence begins with shots of the host countries most recognisable themes (sumo wrestling, traditional style buildings) and of course the hosts flags. You can see throughout this sequence it has a lot of city shots also shots of the famous bullet train and through that there is a modern effect for that time which flows through the sequence which is the glowing streak effect. The shots of the previous World cups are played throughout on the screens of the of the modern city.
BBC World cup 2006 opening titles (for english TV)
This sequence is an intro for a football TV show that shows highlights of the World cup and what i've seen from these BBC intos is that they are all very similar in that the sequence is live footage of where the tournament is held, golden beams/streaks flying throughout and clips of top footballers from recent times playing through. So from this it looks as if this particular show have a structure they stick to but just adjust it depending on the host country and players at the time.
ITV World Cup 2006 Title Sequence (for english TV)
Below is an intro for a TV show and this is more of a motion graphics piece. This intro was made for the World Cup 2006 tournament which were held in Germany. Again throughout the intro they play historic moments from previous tournaments which I've also noticed that the clips they play are from the country the TV shows are for, so for example if the TV show is an English show they would have more historic English moments than from other countries in the intro. What I've also noticed is that this intro is for an English channel and the first clip they show is of the England captain from 1966 receiving the world cup trophy when they beat Germany in the final and this 2006 intro is for the world cup which is set in Germany, so you see from that there is some hidden messages there, maybe a cheeky dig at the Germans.
BBC World cup 2002 Promo (for english TV)
The sequence below is also for the World Cup 2002 however this is not a intro to a TV show, this is a promo which is to help promote the World cup which would usually be aired in advance to the World cup beginning. There are big differences between this promo and the intros set for this year such as the intros being live footage with visual effects running throughout and the promo being hand drawn and more of a story going on throughout, from clips of Zidane the French footballer placing the World cup trophy into a bag indicating that it is theirs because they are the winners from the previous year, to a shot of the English TV hosts looking at David Beckham in a life size glass tube with a robotic looking leg attached to him because he damaged it prior to the World Cup and he was England's big hope for the tournament, all this tells a story from the last World Cup which builds up to the 2002 tournament. It looks as if the Promos are more of a story based sequence which also tells you information you might need to to know from the last four years of football (time between each World cup tournament).
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