The document describes and analyzes the opening title sequences of three films: Nerve, Coraline, and Dawn of the Dead. For Nerve, the opening connects the names of the film crew to editing apps and fashion to introduce the characters and signal its target teenage audience. Coraline's opening focuses on textiles and casting to set up its story and young viewers. Dawn of the Dead's titles feature bloody names and chaotic zombie images against a scientific newscast to establish its premise of fleeing from the undead.

2. Opening title - Nerve
 Links the style of the name of the Editor with
editing apps, name of the Costume Designer
is spelt with objects like shoes and clothing.
Names of the Music people is shown on
different albums. Lastly, the Director of
Photography is shown with different effects
you can put on pictures
 Involves the name of the main characters also
to show who is in the movie to prepare the
audience for who they’re about to see
 Upbeat music, young, provides info. about
who the film is aimed at, teenagers – social
media is inviting and fun, cool to be part of it

3. Opening title - Coraline
 Close up shots of textiles like buttons and
lacing and threading, promotes to the
audience what the movie will be based on
 Cast member names, shows the voices of the
characters, audience can recognise famous
names
 Music is delicate and relates/links to the
delicacy of the making of the doll, creating a
whole new doll/person – for smaller children,
young audience
 Sending the doll back to where it’s meant to
be, a different dimension?

4. Opening title – Dawn of the
Dead
 Names of directors, editors, etc are being
shown with splattered blood – links to
zombies, death
 Images of zombies and chaotic crowds,
links to what the film will be about – fleeing
people in cities/countries
 News reporters in the background, telling
the audience what is happening why there
is blood/death/etc – scientific side, DNA,
disease, illness