Title Sequence Analysis

One example of a film that has gave ideas on how to use the title in a horror film is The Exorcist, I like the way it  uses simplicity in the title font straight after only two beginning shots- it uses the title very early on. This title font is used well to create a feel of a quite religious and spiritual horror film, this is because it is the type font is used in Christian places such as bibles.



Another is the layout of the opening credits for the cast in the first two seasons of the tv series The Walking Dead. I like the way the camera is always moving and the text moves with the shots as if it is physically there. It is edited well into establishing shots of abandoned places and scenery, this is to set the scene of lifelessness as the series is about zombies (hence the title- The Walking Dead). Another notable thing about these opening credits is the order of what names come up first, it begins with the name of the production company (AMC)- stating who presents it. Next it shows who is starring in it but doesn't use the word starring before hand. The executive producers are next, followed by the developer and what it is based on/who wrote it.



Insidious is also a good example of the ordering of the opening titles in a horror film because it follows the guidelines and norm for usual opening titles.