Thriller Titles Analysis

1. Titling of Thrillers

2. SE7EN

3. The first credits are
Presented in a book
which represents that
there is a story to
Tell.
When the page is flipped in
the book the next credit
is shown
'New Line Cinema',
production company
The book is bigger then
the credit which signifies
it's importance
From the first credit, suspense
is built, this matches
the genre of a thriller
'An Arnold Kopelson
production.'
Reversed to show
there are two
sides as this is a
psychological thriller
American film
producer The titles are then placed
in the right order
The simplicity
of black and
white
The contrast of the
different
Types of texts
represents the
different personalities
The film producers name
is shown twice to show
The significance

4. The use of the files
being in the background
while the title is small
represents it's significance
and connotates
that the film is based around
a mystery
The title includes a number
seven which represents it
has something to do with 7 aspects
The title being in between the files expresses the
idea that the number has significance
and their trying to work something out
The colour red signifies
danger and blood There is a piece of paper
Underneath with writing on it
which shows detective work
The title 'music' is written
twice, the music
in the background
becomes louder
and this signifies it's
importance
The titles
look
hand written
This signifies
That
somebody must
have written it
The picture of the man has
been scratched at the eyes,
this hides the identity and builds
suspense from the very start
The light is in a
circle, this
represents a
Detectives lamp,
it shows the
importance
by Making the
rest of the screen
Black, and
this engages
The audience

5. One Hour Photo

6. The background is on a piece
of film Which connotates
the name of the film
The name of the distributor is
Present, the word
'pictures' also relates
to the idea that the title I
s on a pice of film
The font is small to
signify that the
background at that time
has significance
The flash represents the
camera flash this gives
an introduction what t
he film is based around
The background has tick boxes
This shows that the film is
Based around pictures
The shot is cut when
the flash appears,
shows mystery
The colours are
Saturated which
Connotates the
bleak background
of the story
The colours fade, this
Represents the
development of a photo
The word 'killer'
Foreshadows the
background which
is a picture
of a room turned on
its head, this
gives the audience an
insight
of the basis of the
film
There are numbers
On the screen
Which show the
Development of
Pictures and the
Number of that
Individual who is
Getting their photos
Developed
The child in the background
Is in an x-ray colour, this shows
To the audience the process
Of having a picture produced
The background is the main
Focus and the titling is very minimal
The colour of the titles connotate purity,
this reflects to the audience as its a child

7. The title of the film flashes into a picture
of a man this tells the audience that he could
be one of the main characters as this
is the title of the film
The man looks very distressed
in the picture,
this signifies to the audience
that this may be how the main
character feels
The title is bigger and it is in the
middle of the screen, this signifies the
importance of the words,
it's very direct to
make the audience aware
This title includes a signature this
represents to the audience
that the film may be about
privacy and having permission
This title is on a black screen this
represents that it
is mysterious to the audience,
and this character may
have a special meaning
The title includes a fade and this
signifies to the audience that
a photo is being processed
The contrast between white, red and black signifies
to the audience that there
are different types of characters
throughout the film. White represents purity,
red connoatates love and black connotates
danger of darkness
The eyes are blurred out which represents
that the character
is in distress or has been looking at something
and is getting in trouble for doing something
A child's feet are
present in
this shot which
represents a child is
involved in the pictures
The music in the background
contrast with the
child's feet as it represents
their in danger
or going to be harmed
The titles are in the middle
of the screen
with the feet surrounding them,
acting like a border

8. Taken

9. The contrast of the
red and black
represents danger
The slim font of
writing is a
reflection of the
shapes of the
buildings below
The
buildings at
the bottom
of the
screen, set
the scene of
what setting
the film will
be shot in
The way the title
glides across the
screen is similar to a
plane, this fits in as
previously a plane
flies across
The titles don’t take up
that much space, but
as the background is
black the audience are
focused on the titles
The use of fade engages the
audience
The music changes and speeds
up, it also becomes a lot lower
and a splat of blood appears The blood could
suggest that
something bad is
going to happen
and danger may
occur in the film
The buildings
at the bottom
of the screen
act as a border
for the titles.

10. The titles at the
beginning are typed
out as there revealed
They give the
audience the
impression that
it’s a type of
message
Through the titles
being typed it
signifies to the
audience that it’s
going to have a
meaning behind it
and this could
foreshadow the
seriousness of the
film
The ‘Taken’ fades,
acting as clouds when
the plane appears
As the background is
dark it represents a
sky, this signifies to
the audience that
something bad will
happen
The use of a plane being one of the first moving images
suggests to the audience it must have significance and
the film must include a holiday or something happening
abroad