The Omen Title Sequence

The whole title sequence is done in animation. First the audience sees a grave yard with grave stones and misty cloud above, a large grave stone appears with the title of the film and date, this suggests many thing first we know its a spooky horror film with the fact of a grave yarf present secondly the date is a clear detail link with horror as it is 06.06.06 which stands for the devils number 666. The we move onto a green grave yard with tress making the number six which is also clear sign of the devil having a part in this film.From just the part we can clearly see the genre and what the film maybe about. The music starts of light and twinky but eventually slows down with then a loud and dramatic moment drawing the audience into the tile sequence because the music has grabbed their attention.

Meanwhile as the music slow and becomes more involved and dramatic a dark mysterious house appears all in black with lights on shinning through the windows. The whole house is dark and has no a lot of detail to it but that the stereotypical daunting look example the tree in the window creating a scary shadow and the mist over the top of the house and then the gate which appears at the bottom of the screen. These are all clear signs of a haunted house that in a horror film would be normal to have in.

We then move onto the two bits with a rope in the hanging style for the death penalty first there is one alone on a blue background with the titles of the cast and crew. Then two more ropes appears in front of a basic drawing of a church this could suggest that religon is a part of the film and there maybe a conflict with the devil and church judging by the signs of 666 and the church with hanging ropes.

The typography for all the titles are plain and clear in a light yellow colour and a little detail underlining. This is basic and simple but works as the whole title sequence is quiet busy so using something plain and basic make the audience more drawn to this then the busy parts around it mostly.

Finally when the big boom happens in the music a black figure drops onto the screen as if the figure has been hanged, this would make the audience more awake and alert with what is happening. Then we cut to a lightening flicker into the next shot of a carousel with a child on this could suggest that a child is a main part of the film.

Then we see a child riding a bike in the house but at a low angle so we only see the feet and a black outline to make it more mysterious to the audience. We then see a family walking through the house and a creepy monster hand in front of them in the shadow. The monster man with the creepy hands stays on screen while we see shots of the animated version of the house and a coffin inside. The coffin then falls down with blood dripping down the top of the screen, this is all stereotypical things you would expect in a horror film. The last thing we see is faces in the blood and a the creepy hand reaching up from the ground before it cuts to the graveyard again and the title and date of a green background. Through out those scene the music is dramatic and catchy and there is a heat beat that is slow over the music.