Title Research: “The Final Destination (2009)”

    My group and I watched the title sequence of, “The Final Destination” (2009) from the Watch of the Titles website. There are twenty titles in the opening sequence. In the opening sequence, the images that are prioritized are skeletons. The opening continues to zoom into the skeleton, expressing a close up almost every time. The connotation the images carry are negative. As seen in the opening, the skeleton is constantly being killed. After the title is shown, the camera begins to descend until it is at a low angle. From there, a steel beam comes down onto the camera in a point of view shot of the skeleton. Then, a close up is shown of the skeleton with the metal beam through its skull. The horror genre is reinforced through the constant use of extremely fast transitions from one scene to another along with the constant gore of the opening sequence. The film establishes an enigma when it shows the first death in the sequence. This death along with every other death leaves the audience guessing. The strategies used to ensure the film appeals to its target audience are the constant uses of zooms, pans, tilts, along with dim lighting, bright lighting, and eerie music. The technology was used effectively through the constant camera angles, allowing the opening to be scarier. For example, within the first 10 seconds of the opening, a beam is hitting the audience through the POV of the skeleton. Other Camera angles include: Close-ups, high angles, medium shots, extreme close-ups, pans, tilts, flash pans, flash tilts, and zoom-ins.