This document summarizes several films and their opening title sequences. It analyzes whether the OTS is linear, non-linear, or symbolic and notes interesting or effective elements. Films discussed include True Detective, The Conjuring, The Last of Us, Evil Dead, Bad Santa, Silent Hill, The Walking Dead, Zombieland, The Thing, The Fall, and Dexter. For Dexter, it notes the OTS is linear and subtly references the main character as a serial killer, establishing the psychological subgenre and Miami setting. It explores how the OTS challenges conventions and represents the main character as a normal man to contrast his true nature.

1. Assignment 10
By
Will,Josh,Ollie and Tom

2. Name Of OTS Linear, non linear or symbolic? Interesting or effective things
True Detective symbolic the way its edited.
The Conjuring non-linear the way the title is presented in the same way as a
newspaper is.
The Last Of Us symbolic the way the introduction is over the top of the
music
Evil Dead symbolic the intense music and the amount of blood.
Bad Santa linear the way it introduces the main character
Silent Hill symbolic the way its very 3d
The Walking Dead non-linear the music that is used
Zombieland linear the use of mise en scene
The Thing symbolic this OTS doesn't show much and what the film is
The fall linear it’s very simple
Dexter linear the way it subtly referencing to him killing
Dawn Of The Dead non-linear/symbolic the fast pace editing used
Ginger Snaps non-linear the way they showed videos when they were
dead and alive.
True Blood non-linear the music used, its upbeat
The moth man prophecies linear the use of music and dialogue

3. Dexter
By
Will Smith
Will Smith
Will Smith

4. • This OTS is linear, this is because it is subtly referring the man as a serial killer and all the killings he has done.
• The OTS prepares for the film by:
• Establishing the sub genre which is a psychological.
• Establishing the setting which is set in miami, but in the opening title sequence it is in his home.
• In this OTS it creates some narrative enigmas:
• Who is he?
• Where is he going?
• Whats his role in the film?
• In this OTS it does challenge forms and/or conventions of the genre?
• This is because linear isn’t normally known in the psychological genre.

5. Answers continued
• Characters represented and why are they represented in this way?
• American - Middle Class
• To be the normal, middle aged man getting up and going out to work in the morning, having a normal routine, such
as shaving, having breakfast and getting dressed.They do this so it shows that you can be represented as normal
but shown completely different when you get to know them.
• Present credits and the main title by:
• Smaller font size cast role with bigger size for names
• Easy to read
• Same font through out the OTS.

6. I enjoyed..
• The following slide illustrate what i
enjoyed/found effective

7. close up shots &
placement of credits