Film title sequence analysis

Film Title Sequence Analysis

Insidious Title Sequence

A fade in is used to reveal the production companies that are involved with the film. The colour of the font is in red which connotes danger, already setting a foreboding atmosphere. Eerie non-digetic music is used which clash together to provoke an unsettling response and implies that something is not quite right. There is a clear contrast between the black background and the red text which creates juxtaposition. Both colours are known for their bad connotations. 

The camera moves down vertically to reveal a spherical light shade which is contrasted with the jet black background. This could possibly elicit a clear binary opposites of good vs evil. The camera spins around to reveal that it is handing from a ceiling and establishes a child's bedroom. A young boy is seen to be in bed sleeping with a night light on the left side implying that he could be scared of the dark. 

The camera then tracks to the right around the dark house revealing a mysterious figure outside the window. This straight away intrigues the audience because they don't know what the source is . The strange figure suddenly shifts and the camera follows to a indistinguishable malformed face which is lit up below by a candle.

A fade to black is used to reveal the name of the film 'Insidious' with the text being red again to connote danger and is also juxtaposed with the black background again. This is a jump scare because there is an abrupt change in image in conjunction with a loud frightening sound. This is used to scare the audience because they're not expecting anything to happen. The title of the film also seems to be flickering which alludes to a near light source.

A fade to black is used to reveal several stills from the film and the first one is a black and white image of a house along with a non diegetic high key sound to create suspense. This could establish where the main focus of the film will be.

A fade is used to follow up to a next still from the film and reveals a baby crib illustrating that there is a baby involved. The framed picture hanging by the door suddenly tilts out of position which could be used to foreshadow that something bad will happen. There also seems to be a spot light on the crib to make it the main focus.

 A fade is used to reveal the next still from the film showing a room with windows opened considering that the curtains are blowing inwards. This is the first time we see a person in the stills who is unrecognizable. This creates a foreboding atmosphere for the viewers because they don't know who it is.

A fade is used to reveal the next still from the film showing possibly a bedside cabinet with toys such as a teddy bear, cartoon figures and books. There are also some drawings done in crayons which are quite unsettling and provoke an immediate chilling response. The ears are ripped from the teddy implying violence.

The next still is in a dining room featuring a chandelier, framed photos hung on the wall and some interior plant. One chair is seen to be moving by itself implying that a supernatural force is present. This straight away establishes antagonistic elements. The few shots followed on also show objects moving by themselves such as a light hanging by the ceiling showing malevolent activity.

 In the next still from the film we see a framed photo of a happy family of four, a man, woman and two young boys. This clearly implies that they are somehow going to be involved in the film. This is juxtaposed with the telekinetic activity in the previous stills because they are facing a greater force.