Thursday 14 March 2013

Credits and Titles: True Blood

Secondly we looked at the opening of True Blood:


  • The clip opens with a panning shot of a swamp, this creates a distinctive setting and sets the mood for the overall programme, which has a dark and mysterious theme, this is also commonly associated with a swamp. It then cuts to a glaring crocodile which makes you think the crocodile is watching you, maybe judging you, there is low lighting used to create a dark and cold atmosphere, which makes it scarier for the audience as they are watching this crocodile.
  • We then see a sudden tracking shot of a church, which indicates the area is religious, but it then changes to a sexual shot of a womens body. This gives the audience an obvious contrast between good and evil.
  • Lots of the cuts showing quite run down looking shots indicates the poorness of this town or village. The grass is shown as a very dull green colour which shows the lack of care shown to their environment.
  • The main clip we see is the clip of the church, which sets the tone of the programme. From the view of the car the camera passes a church and on the notice board it states 'God Hates Fangs', this instantly tells viewers that this programme has something to do with vampires. Earlier we had seen clips of racism and this could relate to the way the human and the vampire race treat each other.
  • After this we see the main title, it is covered by blood dripping which connotes danger and murder. But the title 'True' shows a sense of purity. The title also relates to the vampires, as their food is blood and they use it to survive


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