Researching Different Horror Opening Credits...

Stephen King's: 'IT'... (finishes opening titles at 3.18)

In Stephen King's title opening sequence of 'IT', it begins with the music quite eerieand the name of the director is the first thing on the screen, which is shown in black and white font and background, which may show people from first observation that it isn't a childs film. Then this shot emerges into the word 'IT' which is in bold, red letters or death. The music then changes into a piano playing, this may represent the idea that as the music began eerie, to then a piano playing quite peacefully that something is hidden. The names of some of the people involved in the film came into this title sequence. The images are of black and white photographs, which seem to be quite nice urban setting houses. However, the music then changes dramatically and even though the pictures of the nice, urban houses have red corners of each of the photographs, maybe connoting blood (a typical horror film aspect). This continues for a while, panning on each photograph, which carries on introducing the names of others included in the film. Then the camera pans in on a photograph for a longer amount of time, the image begins black and white but then turns into a moving image, which shows to the audience that the film is beginning. The music then changes again, which could connote to the audience that the mood in this scene is about to change. Then the moving image is of a urban street, which then emphaises on a lightning bolt, which connotes the idea of danger. The sound of thunder, and the image of the bad weather may be a connotation to the idea of something being bad or negative in the film, strong wind being shown by the clothes outside on the washing line being blown around and the water moving in the cups; the denotation to this is that the weather is bad, however this may connote that something bad is about to happen because it's a bad day with the weather.

Then a young child singing comes into the scene, riding her bike, she is alone, which creates the idea of something or someone being lonely and vunerable. Before the young girl goes in the house, the sound of someone laughing is added into the title sequence, this connotes that she is no longer alone and someone is watching her. The camera shot pans onto the young girls face which may have been done to capture her expression to whatever is about to happen. The sound of young children playing and laughing is then added, maybe being a connotation that the young girl is no longer alone. Then a clown appears, standing looking through the sheets, showing the audience that he could of being watching the girl for some time. Then the camera slowly pans onto the young girls face, showing her expression change from being 'happy' to 'scared'. When a mother comes out and then realises the child has gone due to the connotation of the bike laying on the floor, showing that the little girl has vanished.