Candice Tyson- Title Analysis- Splice

The beginning of the title sequence begins with some diegetic sound of an x-ray with an image shown of some kind of animal, the image then flickers and the animal appears to move and the picture of the x-ray then transforms into the Warner Bros logo. The flickering x-rays continues with different animals giving the idea that this may be significant in the film. The non-diegetic sound in addition to the diegetic sounds gives the feel of a sci-fi film.
The diegetic and non-diegetic sound then fades out as well as the screen fading to black. Shortly after some text fades in to the screen, the background then fades in shortly behind and non-diegetic sound begins to play. The background appears to be under water however the water is murky and green. The font is small and placed in the centre of the screen, part of the text is put in capitals to emphasise who Warner Bros is in assosiation with.


In this part of the title sequence writing is not displayed and instead leaves attention on the background and what is being displayed. The camera appears to be at an extreme close up so it is hard to identify what is being shown on the screen. The dark and gloomy colours set a scary atmostphere as you cannot see what is being revealed. The Scary atmostphere is enhanced by the non-diegetic music of piano.



There is an overlay of non-diegetic music throughout the title sequence, I can hear a gentle piano with the contrast of something that sounds like rattle thats quite a disturbing and scary sound that builds tension as you watch. As 'Sarah Polley' is revealed string instruments start to play gently with the piano creating a spooky mood. The writing is displayed creatively as it blends in with the background so you are only just able to work out what it says.

The writing in this part of the title sequence is over a dark background with a light font so that it is clear to read. The font reminds me of sci-fi or something that is typewritten. This in addition to what is in the background of the screen adds to the sci-fi film as it looks like it could be something alien-like.

The writing here is embedded onto something once again that looks alien-like. There appears to be what looks like vains which creates questions such as what is being shown on screen? Is it some kind of creature? Is it real?







The name here is revealed behind scales of what looks like could be a fish. This all adds to the idea of living creature that is yet to be revealed. It must have some relation to the film in some way.

Eventually when the title is revealed it is embedded in what looks like skin or something similar. The non-diegetic sound gets louder and starts to build suspense like something might happen. The background also moves like the beat of a heart, this ensures that it must be something alive but still unsure of what it may be. After the non-diegetic music gets louder it then dies out and gets quieter as the camera tracks away.