Insidious

 



The opening titles for Insidious are presented on a black background with red writing. This almost foreshadows something bad is going to happen as the connotations of red are blood and danger. The music starts from the very beginning and is low and has a high pitch which creates a horror/ eerie feel to what is happening in shot. This music carries on throughout the 2 minutes but begins to climax at 0:41 when a little boy in bed appears on screen.

The way that the screen fades to black at 1:19 and then suddenly at 1:22 'Insidious' appears on screen in red writing on the screen, causes the audience to jump and therefore has them on the edge of the seat from the very beginning. This is my favourite part of the opening as it sets the expectations for the rest of the films and intrigues the audience to want to see if it lives up to these expectations, which pulls in the attention of the viewer.

At 1:31, a house comes into shot, which is in black and white. This creates a horror feel and helps to set the genre for the film as black and white is a convention for horror movies.

After the climaxing point the music then begins to fade out and return to normal.

Here is the opening for Insidious!