What Does A Title Sequence Look Like?

This contact sheet is from the film 'brick' and is all from the title sequence. As you can see all the shots in this contact sheet have dull colours, there are no bright colours such as yellow. This creates a sad mood which suggests something bad has happened or will happen. Another mood that could be created from this is a lonely mood, because there is always one person in each shot, and the man is constantly looking worried and sad.

There are a range of shots in the title sequence such as an extreme close-up of his eyes that are slightly squinted to show he is trying to figure something out, and is frustrated. The majority of them are close-ups and this is because it emphasises that this film is very detailed and you must concentrate carefully. There is an extreme long shot though, and even though it's revealing more of the scenery, it's still maintaining the lonely mood, because this young man on his own is looking down a road that seems like it never ends.

This title sequence fits with the genre of a thriller because it creates moods straight away, which is effective towards the audience. It is a very detailed structure of the composition of shots and the colours are dull to not give anything away. Ultimately, the fact that the girl at the start is already dead suggests their is a twist, which links nicely into the ideas of my thriller.