Art of the Title- Nine Frame Analysis

In this picture the focus is on the hair that is curled round the nail, on one hand the hair could just be cut at a hairdressers and usually a hair cut is no cause for alarm but the black on white background and the addition of the nail add a more sinister spin and begs the question 'who's hair is it?' It also appears that the nail is pinned to a wall with slashed wall paper which can never mean anything good and to me represents danger and violence.

This shot is interesting as again the colours are dull and plain, blacks and whites and generally dark colours however the splash of red from the flowers draws attention to the water. Having the flowers as the prominent feature is affective as the names listed are written directly above and are more difficult to ignore. The red can also signify danger, the flowers have been tossed aside into the water and forgotten about, this can open up the question of 'lost love' as a theme but coupled with the atmosphere of danger and gloom of the colours we can begin to question how one might have lost their love.

The most interesting thing in this shot is the font. In the title the letter 'A' has been replaced by a triangle symbol in a different colour to the rest of the writting. This could just be for effect or perhaps a logo of a company?

The colours used in this screenshot create a depressing atmosphere as it differs from the others by having no splash of colour at all. The credits however do stick out as everything written in white has been position over a darker background. From the black grass to the far away city with smoke pouring from a chimney, you are already getting the feel that this is a thriller film.

This is the shot that disturbs me the most. In other shots you can see that they use characters for this film yet this is clearly using a doll as a character. The doll is neither smiling or something you would give to a child to play with so defeats the function of a doll and as it isn't being held up by a human, just standing alone on a hill, it creates the illusion of perhaps a paranormal presence.

The point of a thriller or horror film where we all start shouting at our poor victims 'DON'T GO IN THERE ' is always at the dark, creepy looking woods and to our disappointment they never listen. To show this in the title sequence already gives you the impression that at some point in this film you are going to be desperately shouting at your screen and at least one of our characters probably wont be present at the end of the film!

This shot of the character combined with the credit would imply that here 'Hugh Dillion' is the  character in question here. This is effective as it's a legal requirement to credit the people involved in the film and combining it with the introduction of our characters allows you to continue trying to tell the story while the credits are displayed on the screen.

This shot is a great example of atmosphere as the spotlight behind the name creates an silhouette effect on the characters in the scene. Combining that with the fog that surrounds them it creates the idea of danger however on the other hand you can see the couple are dancing which can instead, if looking at this picture alone, convince you of a romantic atmosphere.

In this screen shot we can see a man who appears to be running... through a garden... in the middle of the night. If you hadn't already gathered from the previous shots this one it definitely confirms that the theme of this is a thriller fil