The art of title; Halloween analysation

Halloween (1978)

the title sequence of this film is very effective especially for the genre of thriller.

It is very simple yet very affective. the pumpkin symbolizing halloween. The large shot of the pumpkin with rapid piano music gives a feel of creepiness. The pumpkin representing the holiday; halloween, "the most scariest day of the year" the style of the titles start of with pastel orange colour, however the colour changes as the shots become closer to the pumpkin.

When the extreme close up shot, the font is and orange reddish colour symbolizing fire and danger. the opening shot indicates the production company "A compass international pictures release" The extreme long shot shows title the name of the director of the film John Carpenter and the name of the film which is Halloween; the colour of the word Halloween changes from red to orange, this is used to emphasis the word. Then a long shot introduces the main character, Jamie Lee Curtis a popular actress and P J Soles, analyzing the main characters to be females the audience would have an insight, stereotypically females are vulnerable and passive comparing to males. making it more of a thriller, the audience would feel paranoid and fear; especially the female viewers.

The film was produced in the late seventies, therefore having the limited resources to make as scariest as possible however the simplicity of the film is what makes it much scarier, the pumpkin alone makes the audience have an imagination of their own. Nowadays technology allows film producers to have an advantage of making great films, however this film is one of the best horror films of all time. comparing Halloween 1978 to Halloween 2007 the title sequence of the original film is much longer to the recent one, the recent one is only one shot to analyze the name of the film which last for approximately two seconds.

The title sequence appeals to me because it gives me the feel of anxiety and curiosity of the plot.