Genre

The genre of this film is thriller or mystery. This is established by the music, the typography
and the background.

Narrative

  Narrative is not established by the use of character. Instead, the audience only witnesses
three objects: money, a clock and a tower. This foreshadows that the film is going to revolve
around the principal characters battling for money. The tower could establish location,
suggesting that the main action is going to be around the tower. The clock could imply the
importance of time in the film. The caption at the bottom of the video ( I need one million dollars
by nine o’clock tonight or I’ll be left to die in the coffin! ) also supports this idea.
Atmosphere

   The music in the background is most important in establishing atmosphere for a thriller film.
The sound used in this sequence slowly builds up and the tempo keeps varying throughout the
clip. It gets more ominous and dramatic too. The tonality of violins creates tension. Apart from
this, visually atmosphere is established as the background stays constant, being a wall
underground.

Typography

  The font used for the title Buried is composed of bricks and stones. The typography used for
all the other titles is regular, but the first letter of each job role has a sort of underground
appearance, appearing rough and uneven.

Appearance of Job Roles

  All job roles that are involved in the film making process appear in this title sequence (shown
in timeline). They appear in order of importance with the editor, camera person, producers and
director appearing last. These roles also get slightly longer prevalence than the other job roles
too as they are the most important people involved in the film making process.

Camerawork

 This sequence is all animation. The titles appear either on the left or right. As each new title
emerges, the previous one disappears. The titles keep going deep into the ground as if they were
getting buried. Animations of the clock, tower and money appear split into parts.

Target Audience

 The target audience for this film is very wide as there is no such content in the title sequence
which might be inappropriate for children or can only be restricted to adults.

Title Sequence Analysis

  • 1.
    Genre The genre ofthis film is thriller or mystery. This is established by the music, the typography and the background. Narrative Narrative is not established by the use of character. Instead, the audience only witnesses three objects: money, a clock and a tower. This foreshadows that the film is going to revolve around the principal characters battling for money. The tower could establish location, suggesting that the main action is going to be around the tower. The clock could imply the importance of time in the film. The caption at the bottom of the video ( I need one million dollars by nine o’clock tonight or I’ll be left to die in the coffin! ) also supports this idea.
  • 2.
    Atmosphere The music in the background is most important in establishing atmosphere for a thriller film. The sound used in this sequence slowly builds up and the tempo keeps varying throughout the clip. It gets more ominous and dramatic too. The tonality of violins creates tension. Apart from this, visually atmosphere is established as the background stays constant, being a wall underground. Typography The font used for the title Buried is composed of bricks and stones. The typography used for all the other titles is regular, but the first letter of each job role has a sort of underground appearance, appearing rough and uneven. Appearance of Job Roles All job roles that are involved in the film making process appear in this title sequence (shown in timeline). They appear in order of importance with the editor, camera person, producers and director appearing last. These roles also get slightly longer prevalence than the other job roles too as they are the most important people involved in the film making process. Camerawork This sequence is all animation. The titles appear either on the left or right. As each new title emerges, the previous one disappears. The titles keep going deep into the ground as if they were getting buried. Animations of the clock, tower and money appear split into parts. Target Audience The target audience for this film is very wide as there is no such content in the title sequence which might be inappropriate for children or can only be restricted to adults.