The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
The title sequence of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo shows that the use of lots of different conventions such as the names of the cast and crew with a dark backgrounds which relates to the title of the film. Only 2 of the characters are introduced in the title sequence which tells the audience that they are the main characters when we see their faces form from a strange liquid that the whole title sequence is made up of. The title of the film is then put in bold dark writing which relates to the title again and is a Chinese/Japanese font, which also relates to the title of the film as dragons are known as a big icon in the Chinese and Japanese culture.
Seven
You can see some words being highlighted on paper and they are highlighted with a black pen. The black represents death and that something bad is about to happen as black is a dark colour and very dull. The objects shown such as blades and needles also help create a dark mood. The props such as the book and the images etc, add to suspicion to the viewers and make them wonder what the person is doing.
Fight Club
The title sequence begins with a plain black image when the music appears, making it mysterious. The music is at a fast, exciting and effective pace. The first title appears as the music suddenly goes very loud, which emphasises the “thriller” genre. The writing is in large, white block capitals. Which makes a strong image as the light letters contrast with the dark background. This contrast could be linked with the schizophrenic character the film is based around. The title then becomes blurry and fades out, as if it was hiding from something which goes with the thriller genre.
Vertigo
The title sequence of Vertigo however does not do any of this. First we see a a women we do not know who she is or where she is. This woman isn't Kim Novak and in fact we never see her again throughout the film. This type of filmmaking is extreme, it disorientates the audience. We fall into her eyes and then into a whole story of mystery. The representational turns into graphics. There is no direction or stability here,The colours do not match and only the motif of the spiral is constant.
