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 in the opening of this film is loud and overpowering, maybe to create a sense of danger and an overwhelming atmosphere. The darkness and the use of flashing lights further contributes to this sense of danger and overpowering atmosphere, as the lack of sight indicates an element of the unknown and of danger.   The amount of people in the opening scene also develops a sense of claustrophobia, again creating a sense of danger, as the feeling of claustrophobia provokes peoples fears, therefore creating an effect on the audience. The use of titles is effective in terms of indicating which genre the film is, as the font is red, connoting danger, blood, fire etc. The 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, and also the setting is a place in which teenagers might be seen. This film was in fact created from a low budget, proving that effective horror does not need money. This will give our group confidence and belief that we too can create effective horror when it comes to creating our piece. 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 .