Title Sequence Coursework - Analysis 3

Splice

At the beginning of the Splice title sequence the audience are shown flickering x-rays of small animals, which are changing into the production company’s logo. This creates a dark, scary tone and atmosphere, and makes the audience feel uncomfortable. This suggests that the film is horror, as it makes you turn in your seat. Throughout the title sequence the camera seems to be being pushed through misty water in, which looks like the inside of a body. The pale, vain filled skin that the audience is shown will make their skin crawl. Being inside a body will make the audience feel uncomfortable and restricted. This connotes that the film is in the si-fi/body horror genre.

When the audience is show the inside of the pale skin, inside the body, they are shown scales soon after. This suggests that the person is not normal and is some type of creature.

The soundtrack in the title sequence is a eerie piano track, which continues the feeling of it being unnerving. As the title sequence continues the pace fastens as the audience are taken through the misty water faster. The track goes faster, which is parallel to what is happening on screen.

 As the music goes faster and travelling up through the body goes quickens, bubbles start to appear, we get the feeling of something exciting about to happen. However once everything slows down the audience sees that they were given false hope and suggests towards the end of the film, there will be no escape.

We see the typography that they have used to show the credits are formed from the creature’s veins. Around the name we see scales. This makes the audience feel uncomfortable again. This continues to suggest that the film is in the genre si-fi/body horror and shows it by the typography they use.
From the title sequence we see the character isn’t a person, but a creature. We understand this from all the features in the body that are not normal. For example the scales on her skin, the popping out veins, and the dark greenness of the skin.