At the beginning, straight away it tells you who the film is made by, which could of been put there, so that it is the first thing seen, which may give it some amount of emphasis. Next, the title of the film is shown, which may be so that the audience can understand the sequence better. Some more self explanatory sequences may leave the name until the end. In this title sequence the town looks empty, like not even a soul lives there. Various places in a town are shown, such as a house, several roads, a park; all are empty. Not a single person is shown in the title sequence, which makes it look quite eerie.
Actors names appear throughout, which may help to convey the genre, as many actors often play characters similar to ones they have been before, and generally appear in films of similar genres to each other. It also allows the audience to get an idea about how the quality of the film to come will be, as if there is a star studded cast, they are likely to expect it to be a film with high acting levels.
The music is very quiet throughout, which makes it seem creepy, and as if something is lurking about, waiting. This links to the genre of the film, horror.
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Halloween
Instantly in this title sequence, the first thing that hits you is the music. The music sets up the tone for the film. It is quite a creepy sound, which is fast paced which creates the sense of fear. This suggests to us the genre of the film: horror. After the impact of the music hits us, we are introduced to the distributor and producer. This allows us to understand what sort of film it'll be, as generally, each distributor and production company produces a typical genre of film. The distributor 'Compass International Pictures' are known for releasing horror films, in the short time of their existence. Following this is the name of the producer 'Moustapha Akkad' who is a producer whose main line of work is Horror films. Shortly following this is the first bit of imagery: a carved pumpkin. Instantly people will associate this with Halloween, which ties in with the name of the film. It gives us hints as to what the film is going to be about.
Still unfinished as I haven't had much time free to update my blog.
This is generally good but you could have analyze mise-en-scene more the titles in the opening sentence more as well. Also it would help if you finished analyzing it too.
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