'Catch me if you can' thoughts about animation

This is the whole opening of 'Catch me if you can';

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaLDyrun_Cc

This is also another clip I found on youtube of other student's work that has used animation and I think element works really well and I'd like to include something like this in my own opening titles.

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNhWxodv2Rk&feature=player_embedded#!