Thriller Opening Titles - By Ghislaine

1. Wallander:

• This is the opening title sequence they use for every episode (1.38 - 2.09).

• It uses the colours black, yellow and blue, this might be because 'Wallander' is Swedish and the Swedish flag is blue and yellow.
• Also the background is yellow (bright and eye catching) with black writing, so that you can easily read the text.
• The yellow background also spells out WALLANDER (which is the name of the TV Programme).

• The soundtrack which plays throughout that sequence sounds deep, depressing and meaningful.
• The lyrics also say 'my knuckles bleed', which could mean that someone has been in a fight, or done something to hurt themselves.
• That links to how Wallander is a thriller/crime, because you have to sacrifice yourself and others to do their job.

2.The Terminator:

• This is the opening title sequence for The Terminator.
• It uses blue, white and green writing. The blue writing in the background, also like in Wallander, spells out The Terminator.
• The white writing are the actual titles, and the green is used after every sentence, to make it look like it is typed and that it has been accepted into the computer.
• The writing has been made to look like it is typing whilst the audience is watching it.
• We where thinking of doing that for our first idea, because we though it would look creepy, and weird that it is being typed when the audience is watching, because they can't see the source of the typing.
• The soundtrack that plays throughout that sequence doesn't have any singing, just some instruments.
• The noises i can hear are lots of different pitches of drums and a high pitch clanging noise.

3.Buried:

This is the link to the opening sequence:

http://www.artofthetitle.com/2010/10/25/buried/

• This is the opening title sequence to Buried.
• It uses different shades of brown for the background, and it uses blue and white for the writing.
• They have chosen this colour for the background because they are earthy and muddy colours. And they have used the colours for the writing so that we can easily read it.
• The browns make it look like you are underground, however the blue also represents the sky, so it could also mean something different to underground, maybe above ground.
• The writing and different shapes move upwards, however, they are not meant to be moving upwards, you are sinking.
• This links with the title 'Buried', and so the background is meant to be the mud and earth around you, and the writing is making it seem as if the viewer is sinking further and further into the ground.
• The soundtrack that plays throughout is very deep, and makes you feel tense and worried about what is going to happen next.
• The soundtrack sounds like an orchestra, with many different instruments, such as drums, violin, flute, trombone, saxophone etc.