I decided to research the title sequence of the the horror film, 'Orphan', as I felt we needed to look into more horror films which involve children as their main role. I also felt that this would be a good film to look at as the child bases her murders in the film from her drawings. I felt that this linked to our title sequence as the child in our film is also drawing disturbing images. From first observation of this title sequence I also realised that the whole of the, 'Orphan' is based of the child's drawings from using neon light, showing that they have linked the sequence to the storyline.
The sequence begins with the company logo of, 'Dark Castle', which is covered by different coloured neon paints, which look as if they have been thrown over the logo. The music used in this part of the sequence sounds also quite eerie, connoting to the audience that it could be a horror/thriller film. The first image in which is shown to the audience is a drawing of a Bible, the drawing looks quite rushed and not very neat, the connotation to this could be the idea of it being a child's drawing, showing that the film could involve a child. The text of one name then emerges into another, but seems to have a flicker effect, which could connote the idea of something being jumpy or distorted in the film.
A blackout screen is then used, during this the music changes and seems to become more intense, which gets the audience more captured in the title sequence and makes it more horror-like as a film. The music changes when the next image is shown, it becomes louder and more intense which makes this part of the sequence quite eerie, which seems to also create suspense. The change is the image with is seen as a drawing, flickers and when the shot becomes darker the neon colours show a much more disturbing image compared to the lighter image of the child. The neon colours show drawings of scissors and knives, which have a denotation of being sharp, but the connotation of being dangerous, causing death. These images are also around the neck of the drawing, showing that as the neck is a dangerous area to cause pain.
The next clip shows a drawing that I feel looks a little like a ribbon, which could link to the mine character of this film. There is a rough drawing of a group of people in a square building, the connotation to this could be idea of idea of these people being a family. When he images goes to a dark light again, and begins to flicker the image has neon pen marks which show drawings of fire and there is a cross. This could represent the idea hell maybe as the cross symbolises religion and heaven, way as burning it could connote the opposite: hell. The fire could also connote the idea of the family or house burning. As the image flickers the drawings of the people disappear, which could be a connotation to them dying. showing the film could be a horror/thriller as death could be involved. There is then a five second blackout screen, which then links to the title of the film, 'Orphan', the text starts of as being simple black font and then flickers. linking to the rest of the title sequence and turns into neon light which has scratched text.
Once looking at the different codes and conventions of the title sequence of the film, 'The Orphan', the audience are able to understand that the genre of the film seems to be a horror, as it shows representations and connotations to death, and the title sequence as a whole is very dark.
