The Art of The Title Sequence

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In this opening title sequence, the style is kept very simple. The main colours used is orange and black with some use of red to give it that scary feel. The titles themselves fade in and out and stay on screen for about 2-3 seconds. I've also realized that the people's names are all in capital letters and is in bold to connote 'danger' and the actual title 'Halloween' is in a different font for it to stand out to the audience so they know that that is the actual title of the movie. Also, the use of one object (the pumpkin) which the camera slowly zooms into is a key prop as it has connotations of Halloween. As the camera zooms into the pumpkin, the titles appear, disappear and then reappear which a different name for example, the producer, then the director. The pumpkin is seen as a scary object as someone has made it look like a head which doesn't look very 'pretty' but more as 'creepy'. There is no backlight, just a pumpkin with a candle inside flickering it to give off the only light in the dark room. There is only a little bit of light for the pumpkin to be visible, but as we zoom into its right triangle eye, you can no longer see the orange pumpkin but the light from inside the pumpkin. The simplicity of this title sequence is cleverly used so the audience cannot get distracted easily from anything other happening. The main focus of this plain, but scary title sequence is for the audience to focus on the cast's names that are showing on screen. Furthermore, with the high piano notes playing repeatedly over the titles portray the word innocence while the snare of the drums play rapidly and then the low key piano starts playing when the pumpkin appears on the screen contrasting with the high piano keys which gives off the impression that something is going to happen with the innocent children during the occasion of Halloween. Also, at the end of the credits, the title 'Halloween Night 1963' is on the screen in a white font on a black background and we can hear children chanting a rhyme about Halloween Night insinuating that the movie involves children on Halloween Night. This title sequence appeals to me as it makes me fearful of the pumpkin as it gets closer and closer.

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