Title research: Halloween (1978)

 The titles that are displayed during the opening sequence are the creators names. Another thing that is displayed during the opening is the name of the movie Halloween across the screen. The last title that was displayed was all of the actors names. In the opening sequence, while all of the titles where going by the screen was slowly zooming into a pumpkin. The title sequence only stops when it zooms into the eye of the pumpkin. Connotations are shown when the opening sequence is zooming into the pumpkin. There is connotations because the pumpkins nose is shaped as a knife to foreshadow. Also once the screen is fully zoomed in to the pumpkin it shows a man. Even from the start of the sequence it already feels like a horror movie because of the music's tone. The opening sequence uses a lot of strategies to appeal to its target audience. One strategy is that the tone of the music during the sequence makes the audience scared. It also uses the music to get people to associate it with the movie. Another strategy is that it creates a lot of curiosity while zooming into the pumpkin. And once its done zooming it the pumpkin holds a lot of meaning. Technology has been used correctly in many different ways during the sequences. One way is that uses zooming. It uses zooming to create a lot of meaning through an image. It also takes advantage of using music. The music is effective because it is used to create the tone of the movie before it even starts. The music also makes you very scary and uneasy. The music also works effectively because if anyone has heard it they associate it with a horror movie.