1. Title Sequence Analysis
According to the Internet, there are conventions in title sequences, horror films or not, in the credits,
and that there is a certain order to which they appear on the titles, this order is;
> Name of The Studio
> Name of The Production Company
> Producers Name or “A Film By”
> Starring Actors
> The Films Title
> Featured Actors
> Casting
> Composer of Music
> Production Designer
Most horror films use this opening credits in their opening sequences, usually showing them in
creative ways, that helps build tension, and anxiety for horror the whole time throughout, to make
the audience feel alienated and susceptible to jump scares etc.
In the original Friday 13th film, the title sequences
are set to a red and black splatter background,
this represents urgency, darkness, evil and death,
and from this, the overall themes of the film can
be seen, as this film involves the mass murders at
the hands of the supposed Jason Voorhes and his
quest of revenge. The opening credits order
matches up with the natural credits order, except
for the title of the film which comes up second.
The text keeps showing up in a distorted and fast
movement, in different places across the frames,
all from different angles etc., this could be seen
as it being symbolic of hiding from Jason, as well as, the chase which is an important element to the
Slasher Sub-genre. The font looks like carved in wood, hinting at the setting of the film, and old
abandoned summer camp, and it also indicates destruction and scarring, which such things can
happen to the victims of Jason. This whole sequence is topped by quick, dynamic music, which is
high pitch and hits the audience with a nauseating and confusing feeling, to disorientate them, and
get them to feel uncomfortable and to scare them, such is the point of horrors.
Scream 3's Opening title sequence is very
minimalist, having only the the films title on
the screen, this is supposed to encapsulate the
quickness and the efficiency of the “Ghost
face” killer in the 3rd scream film, having the
title only flash onto the screen for a few
seconds, this is supposed to unnerve the
audience, as it shows how fast a life can be
taken by this person in a costume, and to scare
the audience because of the realisation that
this killer, is just an ordinary person, suffering from no mental illnesses, or has no supernatural
qualities. The number 3 flashes on silver and sharply, tearing through the screen, like a knife, and
tears through a red tinted background, which could be symbolic of a knife tearing through the body,

2. which is conventional of horror films. The letters rise up over the 3, in a pale blue light, set against
the red tinted backdrop, this could be seen as symbolic of siren lights, or those on a police car, also
foreshadowing the police involvement of the murder cases of he victims of “Ghost Face”.
Classic horrors have different style of opening sequence, being from a different time, before the use
of special effects or any technology to make several frames, or exciting with large movements, but
still indicates horror for the time it was created. In Dracula (1931) the title sequence is simply 2
frames long with all the credits crammed into the two frames, the order in which the credits is
different to the modern opening credits. The backdrop goes to the symbol of a bat, with a spider
web in front of it, this is supposed to show the supernatural horror side of Dracula, with bats and
spider being symbolic of gothic horror, which is usually revolving around the supernatural, such as
vampires, mummies etc. The music in this title sequence, I a low droning on the bottom, with
strings playing the minor key loudly, with sudden large high pitch outbursts, these are conventions
of classic horrors, as the music is dramatic and unsettling, creating the atmosphere of discomfort,
like something is going to happen within the film.