Hello Dear Readers,
Hope you are doing well. Continuing my research on film opening I would like to discuss credit sequences in mystery films! I will be analyzing all factors that come into play when creating these sequences. All these films are either films in the mystery genre or films that have strong mystery elements in the plot/storyline! Lets go!!
(A Simple Favor, 2018)
A Simple Favor stars Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively and is about Stephanie who is a vlogger and Emily who has a successful career and rich lifestyle. Emily mysteriously disappears so Stephanie tries to find her and launches an investigation finding hidden secrets about Emily's life along the way. The opening uses the song "Ca' c'est arrange" and looks like a slideshow of different images and objects from the story. The images are shown and quickly go off-screen, it includes all the major names(people who worked on the project) needed in the opening. I personally like the different colors and how the song matches the fast pace of the slideshow. It sets the tone of the movie pretty well.
(Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleased)
Scooby Doo is a beloved mystery series that needs no introduction. The series in the early 2000's was rebooted into live-action movies. This is the sequel to the first live-action movie. Personally not a big fan of the movie, but I can appreciate the impact Scooby Doo has on the mystery genre. This credit sequence goes with the spooky theme of the film itself and is a sequence of a monster flying through the city, the sequence follows the monster which I think is pretty cool. The font also stands out from the night sky and continues the spooky theme of the movie. The opening sequence perfectly sets up the mood/ tone the movie wants the audience to feel.
(silence of the lambs)
Silence of the Lambs is about an FBI agent who has to work with a canniabal killer in order to catch a serial killer on the loose. The Opening title sequences uses big bold letters and dark ominous music. Setting the tone of the mystery that’s about to come.
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