Additional Research

I have decided to do some research into other thriller films, I will watch some opening title sequences that include people being stalked. This will give me some inspiration and help me in the preparation of my own title sequence.

I have decided to look at One Hour Photo and Halloween.

1) One Hour Photo



It begins with the name of the Company and immediately, we see a man's hand snatching a camera off the table really quickly and everything else is very fast-paced. After a few images, some words appear in white writing in black background and disappears quickly. This makes it stand out to the audience and gives them enough time to read what it says. "He knows your name", "He knows your life", "He knows where you live", gives the impression that a stalker is involved in this film. There are photographs of a family which is only shown briefly and quickly and after that, a girl appears holding some photos looking rather anxious and worried. This could signify a bad memory or someone unknown might have sent pictures to her which are distressing. At the end of the title sequence it says, "You're a very lucky man, you have a wonderful family" - this leaves the audience wondering what this could mean, whether this is the stalker speaking or the person being followed in this film. From watching the opening title sequence, it is clear that this is going to be a thriller film with someone going after another person with an unknown motive as it was from a point of view where someone is watching the characters silently and possibly takes photographs of he or she follows.

2) Halloween




3) Sleeping With The Enemy: