The document describes the opening title sequence of the film The Strangers. It begins with the Universal studio logo fading in, followed by the logos of Rogue Pictures and Intrepid Pictures. Next, text appears crediting Vertigo Entertainment and Mandate Pictures as the production companies. Warning text then appears stating the film is inspired by true events. More text provides FBI statistics on violent crime in America and sets up the film's plot about a couple returning to a summer home where a brutal event takes place. Neighborhood tracking shots are shown as the opening credits conclude.

1. Description of Action
The ident fades in
and then the word
‘Universal’ slides into
the shot, and then
fades to black.
The ident fades in for
Rogue Pictures from
black, and then fades
out to black.
The ident for Intrepid
Pictures fades in from
black, and then fades
out to black.
Timings
00:00-00:26
Mise-en-scene
Universal Ident
Sound
The use of drums
and trumpets.
00:26-00:35
Rogue Pictures
Ident
‘Sci-fi’ sound waves
used.
00:35-00:58
Intrepid Pictures
Ident
Fades in from black
“Rogue Pictures and
Intrepid Pictures
present” then fades
out to black.
00:58-1:02
Orange large and
small font in the
middle of the shot.
Fades in from black
“a Vertigo
Entertainment and
Mandate Pictures
production” then
fades to black.
Fades in from black
“What you are about
to see is inspired by
true events.” Then
fades out to black.
1:02-1:08
Orange large and
small font in the
middle of the shot.
1:08-1:16
Orange small font
in the middle of the
shot.
The sound of violins
gradually
increasing, also the
sound of thunder
and a flute.
A bass sound used
to create tension,
which also becomes
higher pitched
throughout the
different shots.
A bass sound used
to create tension,
which also becomes
higher pitched
throughout the
different shots.
The text is spoken
by a voice over,
who is a man which
makes the text
seem truer.
Camerawork
Editing
Typography

2. Fades in from black
“According to the FBI,
there are an
estimated 1.4 million
violent crimes in
America each year”
then fades to black.
Fades in from black
“On the night of
February 11, 2005,
Kristen McKay and
James Hoyt left a
friend’s wedding
reception and
returned to the Hoyt
family’s Summer
home.” The text stays
where it is.
Fades in underneath
previous text “The
brutal events that
took place there are
still not entirely
known” Fades to
black.
Fades to black and
then stays black.
1:16-1:29
Orange small font
in the middle of the
shot.
The text is spoken
by a voice over,
who is a man which
makes the text
seem truer.
1:29-1:35
Orange small font
in the middle of the
shot.
The text is spoken
by a voice over,
who is a man which
makes the text
seem truer.
1:35-1:39
Orange large and
small font at the
bottom of the shot.
The text is spoken
by a voice over,
who is a man which
makes the text
seem truer.
Fades to a tracking
shot of a
neighbourhood then
fades to black.
Fades back into a
1:46-1:54
Tracking shot
1:54-2:03
Tracking shot
1:39-1:46
A car engine
revving in the
background.

3. tracking shot of the
neighbourhood again
and then fades to
black.
Step out line for the film: The Strangers