the ring (2002)
In the opening title sequence for 'The Ring' it starts off with two young venerable female characters in bed talking about a tape that kills and when people watch it, they only have a certain amount of time to live. its been 7 days. the two girls get scared and go down stairs. She starts to get scared because she thinks her friend is tricking her with turning the TV on with the remote. but then soon realises its not her. she goes up stairs to see if she's there because she's scared...but then dies. in This opening title sequence they build up the scene with on edge music, shot types and just the story line in general! They use 2 young pretty girls to drag the male audience in (females are more into supernatural than men as studies have proven) and have dressed them in revelling clothes such as to make the males be interested at the start of the movie. another thing that they have done is make the parents not be home. earlier on in the clip she got a phone call of her mum to say that she wont be home. this creates a scene where the girl is venerable because there is not parents there.
In the opening title sequence for 'The Ring' it starts off with two young venerable female characters in bed talking about a tape that kills and when people watch it, they only have a certain amount of time to live. its been 7 days. the two girls get scared and go down stairs. She starts to get scared because she thinks her friend is tricking her with turning the TV on with the remote. but then soon realises its not her. she goes up stairs to see if she's there because she's scared...but then dies. in This opening title sequence they build up the scene with on edge music, shot types and just the story line in general! They use 2 young pretty girls to drag the male audience in (females are more into supernatural than men as studies have proven) and have dressed them in revelling clothes such as to make the males be interested at the start of the movie. another thing that they have done is make the parents not be home. earlier on in the clip she got a phone call of her mum to say that she wont be home. this creates a scene where the girl is venerable because there is not parents there.
Woman In Black (2012)
with this opening title sequence the little girls are becoming possessed and brain washed by 'the woman in black'. The little girls are having a tea party and acting all sweet, as they do. then suddenly they got drawn to something and drop everything and head towards the window dropping all the china and stepping on the dolls heads. then jump. and then a scream. the use of children draws people in to the OTS because children are venerable and very realistic to the viewers. it creates the feel of the viewers being scared and on edge of their seat with the slow nursery music to represent the children once again. there is more features to make the OTS more horror by it being in slow motion when the children are walking and all the setting its self.
with this opening title sequence the little girls are becoming possessed and brain washed by 'the woman in black'. The little girls are having a tea party and acting all sweet, as they do. then suddenly they got drawn to something and drop everything and head towards the window dropping all the china and stepping on the dolls heads. then jump. and then a scream. the use of children draws people in to the OTS because children are venerable and very realistic to the viewers. it creates the feel of the viewers being scared and on edge of their seat with the slow nursery music to represent the children once again. there is more features to make the OTS more horror by it being in slow motion when the children are walking and all the setting its self.
Sinister (2012)
this OTS is chilling and on edge. it is a video on an old tape of people getting hung on a tree. the old tape recorder effect with its sounds and flickering on the tape makes the feel of the opening title sequence like you are actually there watching it. as you can see at the start of the opening title sequence, the family are just stood there with bags on their heads and rope around there neck. but if you look carefully there is a mysterious ghost or spirit sawing the branch of the tree that is eventually going to hang them.
this OTS is chilling and on edge. it is a video on an old tape of people getting hung on a tree. the old tape recorder effect with its sounds and flickering on the tape makes the feel of the opening title sequence like you are actually there watching it. as you can see at the start of the opening title sequence, the family are just stood there with bags on their heads and rope around there neck. but if you look carefully there is a mysterious ghost or spirit sawing the branch of the tree that is eventually going to hang them.
What is usually in an opening title sequence?
- bad weather
- blonde female gets killed first
- pretty female victims
- hidden hints
- either in a scary place or a safe place to make it more scary
- at night time
- no parents
- middle class
- big house
- no parents
- communication breaks down
- on edge music
- false scares
- simple
- people are separated