Analysing Opening Sequences Of A Thriller Film.

Edward Scissor Hands



Titles
In the beginning of Edward scissor hands the first thing you see is the advertising of the conglomerate '20Th Century Fox' which is surrounded by snow to give it a eery effect of a cold desolate surrounding which tells us that's there is loneliness and coldness towards some characters.


The advertisements have thin, long text which looks creepy and old and in a white font which makes us think the film may be frightening or scary. It also may relate to the snow at the beginning and contrasts against the dark background. The size is small for titles of the film as it is harder to read and makes the background look darker and spooky.

The title 'Edward Scissor Hands' creates a sense of thrill as it seems to appear from in front of your eyes and flies towards the back to be viewed and then drifts out. This creates a sense of confusion and in a spooky atmosphere perhaps fear. The text is the same as the advertisements, White, long & thin text which stands out against the dark backgrounds. The title is slightly at a angle which also creates a sense of confusion. The title is the zoomed up on and the text begins to form a pair of scissors which relates to the film Edward Sscissor Hands.

The Names of the actors also rotate slightly in the same font as the rest of the text but the font colour is slightly different. It either goes from white to dark blue or blue to white and then fades out blending with the background. All the while the film is still beginning to show you the first few parts of the film. This carries on throughout the beginning of the film until the very start of the film.