Title sequence analysis on DEAD CALM

At the beginning of the movie, the production and distribution company is the WARNER ENTERTAINMENT. Which is a large company, for films. Dead calm has a plain title background, followed by the narrative opening. This is good because, the audience are able to get comfortable at the start, before the actual film begins.

In the title sequence it included :
The cast
The production manager
The movie title
Who it is presented by
The editor
The director of photography
The original music
The director
The screen play
The costume designer

Now i will put the title sequence included in the order they were shown :

• 3 secs - Warner Entertainment
• 17 secs - Kennedy Miller presents
• 22 secs - The movie title "DEAD CALM"
• 36 secs - Sam Neill
• 41 secs - Nicole Kidman
• 47 secs - Billy Zane
• 53 secs - Casting Liz Mullinar, Wally Nicita
• 1:00 min - Production manager - Narelle Barsby
• 1:05 - Costume designer - Norma Moriceau
• 1:11 - Production designer - Graham 'Grace' Walker
• 1:16 - Director of photography - Dean Semler A.C.S
• 1:22 - Editor - Richard Francis Bruce
• 1:28 - Original music - Graeme Revell
• 1:34 - Screen play - Terry Hayers
• 1:39 - Producers - Terry Hayes, Doug Mitchell, George Miller
• 1.47 - Director - Phillip Noyce

When the movie title "DEAD CALM" showed up on the title sequence, it was BIG in CAPITAL LETTERS and BOLD, which was in RED, and it stood out on the black background, so that it caught the eyes of the audience. I think the that the film makers where also giving the audience an indication of what the film is going to be about. The movie title was red, and this makes us think that there is going to be blood and death involved. However, the editor, costume designer, producers etc, are all in CAPITAL LETTERS which are BIG and BOLD. The colour of the writing is white, and the background is black, so the white writing is visible to see. The way the titles fade in and out make it mysterious

The sound effect during the title sequence, is 'airy', the suspence is dragged on. It gets the audience to keep watching, as it builds up tension, getting them to think what is going to happen next.