The opening title sequence of Edward Scissorhands uses several camera techniques, including a close-up of the mansion where Edward was created that does a fast zoom up the steps, and an extreme close-up of the creator's face. It employs a zoom out from a pair of hands to emphasize Edward's scissor hands. The visual effects feature mainly black, light blue, and white colors with falling snow, giving a gloomy yet calm feel. The sequence sets up the film's genre by depicting a wintry, Christmas-like setting through the snow, while its dark colors hint at something more scary.

1. Film Opening Sequence Analysis
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EDWARD SCISSORHANDS
Name: Sadie Bailey
My Analysis
Supporting Images
Cinematography &
Camera
Techniques
In the film opening title sequence I chose from the film Edward
scissor hands, a camera technique that is used Is a close up of the
mansion were Edward was made and the camera is making a fast
movement up the steps leading to the mansion, then an extreme
close up of Edwards makers face.
Another camera technique that is used is a zoom, were the
camera zooms out from the hands that appear on the screen
when the titles are coming up so they can see the hands.

2. Film Opening Sequence Analysis
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Visual Effects &
Colour Scheme
The visual effects used in the film opening title sequence is
mainly black and light blue/ white colours and snowing falling
throughout the opening credits , this gives a gloomy effect ,
different shapes of snow fall down in front of the camera making
it look like a children’s film because of the calm music playing in
the background.

3. Film Opening Sequence Analysis
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Genre Conventions
The opening titles of Edward scissor hands , starts off with snow
falling giving the audience an idea that it might be set around
Christmas time, also because of the way it is set out with snow on
the screen when the credits are coming up like it would in a
children’s film but the main colours are black white and a misty
blue, giving It a somewhat scary effect.
Narrative
The start of the opening titles shows snow falling down the
screen giving off the idea that it might be set in the winter
around Christmas time making the audience think it is a
Christmas film , we can tell this by the dark colours of mainly blue
and black and the white colour of white on the text and the
snow.
Then later in the opening credits the cameras shows a pair of
scissors emphasizing the fact that the film is called Edward
scissorhands, then the camera zooms out and we see a pair of
hands which gives the idea that they could have been Edwards
hands before he got scissors as hands.

4. Film Opening Sequence Analysis
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Editing Techniques
The editing techniques used in the are the visual effects used
which are using the dark colours in the background of the
opening title sequence which are mostly black and blue, and the
way the camera goes over the steps and statues which are
outside the mansion and are covered in dust showing that no one
lives there anymore , also how the writing comes out of the
screen making it look 3d, the camera then zooms into the credits
making it look like writing is going around the camera.

5. Film Opening Sequence Analysis
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Title Credit Design
The title credit design used in the film opening title sequence are
a white colour making them stand out against the dark black and
blue background and they are coming out of the screen sideways
giving them a 3d effect.