Tittle Research: Halloween

For the opening of the movie Halloween there are 19 titles and 12 actor names displayed on the opening sequence fir that movie. The imagine that is prioritized in the opening is a pumpkin, the image carries a reverse connotation. It goes from a rotten pumpkin to a perfect one. The genre is reinforced though the symbolic codes by sending the watchers to a suspenseful vibe. To get them wondering what the pumpkin stands for and why is it going from a rotten pumpkin to a good one. The genre is reinforced by technical codes by the camera zooming into the pumpkin as it goes back to being a normal carved pumpkin. The film establishes enigma by having the first two minutes be about a pumpkin rotting and the background music having a puzzling affect on the watchers. The strategies used to ensure that the film appeals to its target audience is the carved pumpkin. Since the title of the movie is "Halloween" they use a dark background and a lit up pumpkin to give the audience a thrill as to what is going to happen. The technology was used effectively through their editing techniques and their camera angles. The producers used a zoom affect and they used a reverse time-lapse to give the thrill to the audience.