The title sequence of True Blood establishes key elements of the show through visuals and music. It suggests the plot involves lust and relationships through a shot of a woman in lingerie. Lyrics saying "I wanna do bad things with you" further hint at sexual themes in the plot. A shot of a child in a KKK outfit juxtaposes innocence with hatred, implying the show will explore a loss of innocence. The sequence also establishes the show has genres of horror, with a close-up of a child's face covered in blood, and drama, with shots of police and hillbillies hinting at racial issues. It conveys a sexual and racially aggressive tone through images of a woman with a

1. True Blood Title Sequence
analysis
I will be using this presentation to illustrate my findings on the
title sequence True Blood and this establishes
plot, genre, tone, character and enigmas.

2. Plot
There is a medium shot of a
women in lingerie, this
suggests the plot involves lust
or maybe even some sort of
sexual relation ship.
The use of sound( non diegetic) through the
audio soundtrack also suggests information on
plot. Lyrics “I wanna do bad things with you” are
ambiguous, this could be sexual or it could be
literal. Both interpretations are relevant to the
plot.
Medium close up shot of a young child in a
Ku Klux Klan outfit, juxtaposition between
a child(innocence) and Ku klux klan (
hatred) could possible symbolise the
exploration of loss of innocence with in the
show.

3. Genre
Extreme close up shot of red
essence of child's face after
eating berries connotes blood
this suggests that the genre
could be horror.
Shots of police in southern states
and hillbillies' suggests exploration
of racial issues this could be a
drama.

4. Tone
Medium shot of women with her legs
round man suggests there might be
some sexual/ lustful tone in this show.
Involving ku klux klan
illustrates there is a
racially aggressive tone a
sort of isolation to the TV
show.

5. Character
Main characters aren’t
really illustrated in this Religious characters
sequence but we get some are illustrated in this
information on the sequence.
characteristics of these
characters.
Sexually active characters through the shots
of a woman with her legs around a man.

6. Enigmas
• The enigmas on character are established a
lot. The audience question who is the women
with her legs around the man? What
relevance do rednecks have in this Show?
Who is the main character?