The title sequence of Shutter Island begins with a dark corridor and close-up shots that build suspense through the music and visuals. It then shows a room with flames and a gun being dragged away, indicating danger. A shot of a isolated island connects to the film's themes of imprisonment. Throughout, the dark visuals and dramatic music keep the audience on edge, culminating in the title appearing to move toward the viewer.

1. TITLE ANALYSIS
SE7EN

2. ■ Before the title sequences begin, they introduce one of the main characters, and use
a focus shot on a certain object, which may created intensity amongst the
audience.This then follows through with the titles, and they appear quiet
effectively, especially with the type of music playing in the background.
■ Also, they tend to have a lot of images at the background which may relate to further
implications throughout the movie. These images could be seen to be symbolic
further on in the movie.
■ Referring back to the titles, they also appear in a scary manner, which also might
make the audience feel nervous as it is a thriller, which means it meets its
purpose.
■ The titles also seem to be interrupted with images or more titles, which makes it
more dramatic.

3. The title sequence begins with;
■ the production company;
■ which then follows through with the person who also produced the film;
■ Then the introduction of the main actors featured in the movie.

4. TITLE ANALYSIS
The silence of the
lambs

5. ■ The silence of the lambs, starts the title sequence of within the opening scene of the
movie and also highlights where the scene is taking place at the corner of the
screen.
■ Like SE7EN, they start of the title sequence with the production company, but then
they follow through with the actors/actresses names who play the main characters
in the movie.
■ Following through this, they use a Tilting shot which then introduces the main Title.
Once the main title has appeared, they introduce the main character, which then
follows through the continuation of the title sequences.
■ To make the audience curious on where the character is running to, they use a
panning shot to help track her movements.

6. TITLE ANALYSIS
SHUTTER ISLAND

7. - The sequence begins with a shot of a dark corridor. The music is relatively sharp which creates
suspense, and the bold red credits create visual tension towards the audience.
- The camera then switches to a close up shot of a hand, however, the identity of the person still
remains hidden, and the tension of the hand may add to some sort of physical struggle.
- A loud crash of music comes through and then switches the camera to a shot of a gate. This is a
relatively large shot that is then followed by the camera closing in on the gate. This adds to the
suspense as it makes the audience wonder what will be behind the gates.

8. - The scene then changes to a close shot of a room that has flames, adding suspense.
- It then cuts to a shot of a gun, with a foot stepping onto it and then dragging it away. This adds a
sense of danger that could intrigues the audience even more.
- This then fades to a dark shot with falling snow at the background. The use of colours such as
black and red and music which is very suspicious, makes the overall mise en scene full of tension.
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9. - The dark room tends to appear again which could show the audience that
it may contain some sort of handcuffs and chains. This gives the audience
some sort of clue of what the film may contain.
- The music takes a dramatic turn when the darkly lit scene is interrupted
with the strike of a single match. This powerful editing makes the audience
tense, and that feeling of 'keeping them on the edge of their seat'.
- There is then a long shot of a isolated island, which could connect with the
idea of being isolated in some sort of prison. This was earlier shown with
the use of bars and gates.
- The title is then shown in big bold red letters. The title then appears like it
is coming towards the audience, which adds to the visual tension.
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10. - The dark room tends to appear again which could show the audience that
it may contain some sort of handcuffs and chains. This gives the audience
some sort of clue of what the film may contain.
- The music takes a dramatic turn when the darkly lit scene is interrupted
with the strike of a single match. This powerful editing makes the audience
tense, and that feeling of 'keeping them on the edge of their seat'.
- There is then a long shot of a isolated island, which could connect with the
idea of being isolated in some sort of prison. This was earlier shown with
the use of bars and gates.
- The title is then shown in big bold red letters. The title then appears like it
is coming towards the audience, which adds to the visual tension.
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