Title Research: Mystery

 I found the opening sequence of invisible man on artofthetitle.com.

- What titles are displayed during the opening sequences? The first title displayed is the name of the production studio that made the movie. After the staff, the title of the movie appears. In our previous blog, we analyzed the title sequence of The Silence of the Lambs. In that movie, the title sequence showed the names of the most important staff members that helped make the film. However, in the Invisible Man, no credits with people's names are present.
- What images are prioritized in the opening sequence? The opening sequence consists of waves crashing on a rocky shore. Each time a wave hits, water flies up and then promptly down. Each time the water falls back down, words become revealed by the water running off of them and then disappear when the water runs off of them. - What connotations do these images carry? The title and studio credits are only revealed by the water running off of them. When they disappear, they are revealed to be invisible objects. This foreshadows the movie's mysterious "invisible man".
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- How does the film establish a feeling of the genre from the outset? The genre is mystery and horror. The words that disappear after the water runs off of them makes the audience curious about how that is possible. Also, the dark and loud waves crashing makes viewers anxious. - What strategies are used to ensure the film appeals to its target audience? Similar to The Silence of the Lambs, the film's target audience are experienced film watchers. This means they will be aware of the common conventions of the mystery and horror genre. The Invisible Man does a great job at establishing feelings of foreboding at the beginning with the waves violently crashing at dead of night. - How has technology been used effectively? You want to consider camera angles, transitions and editing techniques. CGI was used to great effect in the opening sequence to make the title appear to be an invisible object that the water was falling around. Without CGI, the water could not have appeared to look that real.

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