Analysis of 'Six Feet Under' credits

'Six Feet Under' Credits:-

Six Feet Under, Main Title Sequence
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The credits don't reflect the style and genre of the film. They contrast it instead. They portray the series to be of a calm and peaceful type of genre rather than the thriller genre it is. This is good as it can set the audience into a false sense of security. The contrast of the music really compliments the mise on scene of the crow, graveyard, dying flowers, herse and dead bodies. These set of credits are shown in a very ironic way as they are showing things associated with death, or even major symbols of death in what seems to be a normal day.

The credits are unusual as they pop up in places . They are also regularly in motion on screen using different affects like credits on tags and credits following moving lines. This is very affected as it keeps the audience interested with the ever changing credit transitions.

We are planning on using a similar style to this but not as heavily animated. We plan to use moving credits but dont yet know how difficult this will be. We are hoping to use the same style of credits transitions seen in this clip, for example, credits sliding off the screen following movement on camera.

Panic Room Opening

How do the credits reflect the genre?
The credits appear to be floating in the city, which does not do much for reflecting the genre other then looking interesting, however the music creates an atmosphere that makes the viewer feel uncomfortable creating suspense. This is because the music is slow and does not fit the image that is being shown, as being a city you would expect lots of noise from cars and people talking in the street. This is called Asynchronous sound.

How are they unusual?
The credits are unusual because you would expect a fast paced introduction with typical, fast paced thriller noises, however it is slow and uncomfortable. This is effective use of Asynchronous sound.

Will you use a similar style?
In our thriller opening we will show our credits in a similar way as we will have the credits come up so it appears on the film with the action, rather then having a separate introduction. We will not be using a slow pace song however, we are using a fast-paced drum and bass soundtrack to pick up the pace of our film.