The Opening Sequence of ''Blade''

This is the first opening sequence to a film of our chosen genre (horror) that I am going to analyse. 

the music which opens the scene is very loud and upbeat, also it seems to be very overpowering this could be used to create a sense of danger and a compelling atmosphere. However the darkness and the strong use of flashing strobe lighting also further provides to the sense of danger and compelling atmosphere, as the lack of sight connotates a element of the unknown and a high amount of danger. also the amount of people in the opening scene also develops a sense claustrophobia and again also creating a sense of danger, this because the feeling of claustrophobia provokes peoples fears, therefore creating an effect on the audience.

The use of titles is very effective in terms of infication which genre the film is, as the fond is red, this helping connote danger, blood, and fire etc. tThe red liquid spraying from the ceiling also projects these connotations to the audience. Overall it's an effective opening, as the use of sound and imagery clearly declares which genre the film is, and straight away has an effect on the audience by creating fear. The audience of this film is obviously an older audience, due to the fear contained in the opening sequence. I assume from the opening that it's aimed at teenagers, as the opening doesn't contain content that is too scary. As a group, our chosen genre is teen horror, and therefore some of the content in this opening will be used as a useful reference for when we are planning our own opening. The immediate introduction of the horror genre is what we are aiming to do, in similarity to this opening .