Horror film openings- Analysing titles and transitions

SAW 1: 

The  opening to this film is quite simple, at the beginning it shows the film institution which then leads into the titles appearing on the screen. The background of the title sequence is just plain black, which fits in with the horror genre as horror is associated with dark and murky colours. The actual titles then begin to fade in with 'Twisted pictures presents' which then fades out and into the next title, so fading is the transition used in this particular opening. As the sequence progresses the titles begin to ripple slightly just before the titles cut into the first shot of the opening scene, which links in with the rippled titles because the camera shows an underwater shot of one of the characters.
I think the titles and transitions in this opening fits in with the horror genre quite well however there was no backing track or sound effects when the titles were rolling which I thought would've made the opening more effective as it would build tension, also the actors/actresses names were not shown either which I think was a downside to the opening.

PARANORMAL ACTIVITY:

This font that was used in the Paranormal Activity opening scene is quite simple as the lettering is just capitalised and block like, however the various lines that are across the writing show an element of distortion to the text which fits in with the film and horror genre because horrors sometimes have an element of distortion to them within the film. The text is also in a bright blood red colour which can symbolise blood or danger, which also fits in with the horror genre. This is also shown on top of a plain black background which creates contrast and the element of darkness is shown with the background, again linking in to the horror genre.

THE WOMAN IN BLACK:

This font was used in The Woman in Black opening scene and was shown at the end of the sequence. The font looks quite medieval and formal, which makes sense considering the film is set in the past and is like an old time horror story. The colour of the text looks quite metallic and murky, and the writing looks as if it has been smudged a little which can also be classed as slight distortion, again fitting in to the horror genre. The background is black but before the title of the film is shown there is a murky cloud of grey that is shown on the screen before it fades out to show the text.

When we create out titles and decide what transitions we want to use we will have to think about what kind of fonts, colours and transitions would fit in with the horror genre. We will also have to decide what we will include within our title sequence, for example the character names.