Title Research: 30 Days of Night

 What titles are displayed during the opening sequence?

The titles displayed during the opening sequence are the people who contributed to making the movie and the title of the movie. The titles are the producer, co-producers, who wrote the screen play, the director, and others. I retrieved this information from Watch the Titles.

What images are prioritized in the opening sequence?

Images that are prioritized during the opening sequence are photographs of people or animals. Some of these photographs seem to be very old, and the glass for some of the photographs are cracked. The titles are also flashing over the photographs and they are in a very eerie design. The design of the titles make the movie seem mysterious and making the audience feel suspenseful.

What connotations do these images carry?

The connotation that these images carry make the audience feel that the photographs will be important in the movie. Also since some of the photographs seem very eerie with how they are shown, it allows for the audience to believe this is a thriller. The titles being used also have the connotation that this is a thriller, since the design of the title is very suspenseful.

How does the film establish a feeling of the genre from the outset?

The film establishes a feeling of a thriller by having very eerie music at the very start of the opening sequence. This music allows for the audience to have a little bit of tension while listening to it and feeling curious about the movie. Also the titles have a very suspenseful design, thus giving the opening sequence a very thriller feeling. The photographs in the back are mysterious which is a common theme for thrillers.

What strategies are used to ensure the film appeals to its target audience?

The opening sequence is overall very eerie, which is very common for thriller thus catering to the target audience. The design for the titles is very mysterious and suspenseful which gives the opening sequence an overall thriller feeling. The music and photographs are also very suspenseful and eerie, thus making fans of thrillers want to watch the movie.

How has technology been used effectively? You want to consider camera angles, transitions, and editing techniques.

Technology was used effectively by showing the photographs in the background, hinting that they might be important. They would use a sort of fade for the titles to transition between them, and the design of the titles uses technology to create. They use jump cuts and fades to show the different pictures in the background of the titles. 



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