Title Sequence Analysis - Incidious

Titles:

In association with stage 6 films
An alliance films and IM global presentation of a haunted movies production
A James Wan film
Incidious
Patrick Wilson
Rose Byrne
Lin Shaye
Ty Simpkins
And Barbara Hershey
Leigh Whannell , Angus Sampson
Andrew Astor, Joseph Bishara
Casting by Annie McCarthy, Kellie Gesell
Costume Designer, Kristin M. Burke
Music by Joseph Bishara
Edited by James Wan, Kirk Morri
Production designer Aaron Sims
Director of photography, John R. Leonetti asc, David M. Brewer
Line producer, Jeanette Volturno-Brill
Co-produced by John R. Leonetti, Aaron Sims
Executive producer, Brian Kavanaugh-Jones
Produced by Jason Blum, Steven Schneider, Oren Peli
Written by Leigh Whannell
Directed by James Wan

Evaluation

Firstly, the font and colour of the titles relates to the film genre. The font is thin and pointy which creates an eerie look, while the colour is red which could be associated with blood and death. Secondly, the way the titles physically appear on the screen also reflects the genre of the film. The titles fade in, then there is an echoed affect that looks like ghosts of the letters coming out of them, which then fade into smoke, and then each letter fades away one by one. The fact that the titles slowly fade in and out rather than suddenly appearing and disappearing creates a sense of mystery, while the ghost effect relates to the genre of horror, as people would associate ghosts with horror films. It also adds to the eerie atmosphere. While these titles are rolling, black and white establishing shots of the house that the film takes place in are being shown in the background. Every time a new title appears, a new photograph is shown. This creates mystery and tension as the audience are not being shown any footage yet, apart from right at the beginning when the boy is in his bed. This will create enigmas. Also, the establishing shots show the audience where the film will be taking place, so that they know where the film is going to start and will not be confused.