Opening Title Sequence Analysis

‘The Hunted’

Within the title sequence the lighting is very dark and any colour used in the lighting is very patchy which creates the effect that something sudden will happen in the film. The sound is spooky and mysterious and the use of the scream at the end gives the audience the idea that something frightening has or will happen. The fact that the text is scary creates the idea of being unsure to the audience. There are a lot of close up used within the opening sequence which enables the audience to only focus on the specific aspect of the shots which doesn’t allow the audience to see anything else and this creates suspense.

‘Days of Atonement’

The lighting within this opening clip is also very dark and all the bright lighting used makes the audience focus on the aspect of the shot. This will raise questions for the audience as to why they’re focusing on the specific aspect. The sound used builds tension as it gets faster it makes you think that something exciting will happen. The little amount of text used doesn’t distract the audience from the character or what is going on in the opening scene, which leaves a lot to the imagination and allows the audience to think. The camera angles used in this clip are, close ups, over the head shots and mid shots and these all allow the audience to focus on the character because even when you are able to see the background it is not distracting for the audience.

‘Blitz’

The lighting throughout this short film is allows very dark and any light used within the filming of this clip is a very dark light which leaves the audience in the unknown and allows them to think about what has previously happened and what will happen next. The sound builds tension and suspense for the audience, which allows the audience to think and doesn’t show the audience what, may happen in the movie. The text is very basic which is not a distraction however the way that the words fade in add an element of suspense and spookiness to this opening clip. In this film there are a lot of close ups and wide shots this allows the audience to see whole scene and then they are able to focus on the aspect which allows them to see clues into what may happen within the film.