Analysis of Terminator Opening Credits
There is a long shot of Los Angeles in 2029 A.D.where dark colours have been used and we can instantly see that it is quite late. The land looks disturbed and there are remains lay on the ground which suggests that there has been a war or some sort of damage done by someone.
A light then flashes by which connotes a prison at night when the grounds will be guarded by people to make sure that no one can get in or out and then smoke is shown moving across the land in the same shot as before.
A ship flies over the top of the damaged land which suggests that the land is still used or it is searching for something/someone.
A close up has been used to show the wheels of a tank moving over the ruins of the land as if it is a war zone. We are then shown lots of skulls lying on the floor and this connotes death and toxicity as if the land has been poisoned by something.
A pan has been used to show someone running away from the fires of a gun and the light is still searching the land.
As the guns fire, smoke is formed from the ground which suggest toxicity and damage. It is as if the smoke is deadly and will always follow the person wherever they go.
Some text then appears on the screen to inform the audience of what could possibly be going on in this scene but the text has used a computer style font as if it is new technology in an old land.
The shot is still in the background of the text but then it begins to fade out as if a new day is starting but the text still remains connoting that the past will always follow you. The music then starts with a drum repeating the same pattern as if it is a war drum.
The words then fade and a blue line appears on the screen. The blue connotes peace and calm which contrasts with the previous shot of the war zone.
Each of the names that then follow on the screen are in the same font as the text that was shown about the past. This then fades green and flashes off the screen, the green connoting that the name has been authorised on a computer. A synthesised keyboard has been used with connotes the future and what will come.
The large letters are still moving in the background which connotes a scanner. The war drum is still repeating with the titles and this suggests that the war is never ending. A high pitched metal on metal sound is then introduced with connotes that something is being built.
'The Terminator' then appears on the screen in blue and black font which again represents a computer text. This connotes that technology has developed and we are in the future.
Order of Titles:
Hemdale Presents
A Pacific Western Production of a James Cameron film
Main Characters
Edited By
Director of Photography
Music By
Casting By
Executive in Charge of Production
Special Terminator Effects Created By
Special Visual Effects By
Written By
Executive Producers
Produced By
Directed By
'Terminator'
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