The Ward-title sequence analysis

The Ward (2010)

http://www.artofthetitle.com/title/the-ward/# 

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The first shot type in the title sequence is a slow pull back shot of a corridor,the corridor probably signifies "The Ward" and it is probably quite an important setting in the film because there are many doors which probably lead to the patients rooms,assuming it is going to be about a mental hospital because it is called "The Ward" .The mise en scene in this shot is very dark and it uses low key lighting purposely to tell the viewer that it is going to be a dark natured film and that something significant at night is probably going to happen.
The music starts at the beginning and both the pull back shot and the music is slow to create tension, ,the music goes perfectly with the visuals to make the viewers feel aprehensive about the setting.Also there is a small window at the back and we can see sudden flashes of light which signify lightning,lightning is associated  with danger and darkness and it connotes fear. Suddenly as the shot is still pulling back,it pulls back into the title which appears in massive 3d white writing ,purposely big so it intimidates the viewers and then the background turns black.I think the white writing on a black blank screen is very effective.Early,old films had no color, just black and white titles were used as they were the only option. Now a wide range of colours are available  but this simple white on black color scheme is still widely used. The white writing on a black background gives the film an old fashioned look and it also emphasises the title because of the contrast in colour,it higlights the text "The Ward".Using the colour black for the background creates an eerie atmosphere and by using this colour it suggests to us that something bad will happen.
After the title it shows shots of old drawings on glass which show people suffering and it makes the viewer feel  uneasy and fearful.The shot movement of the drawings are very slow but as each shot changes it changes very quickly,this contrast of change adds tension as it is very sudden.The pictures are very  disturbing ,people are getting tortured.This adds to the mood of the film and informs the viewer of the general atmosphere of the film.
Next to a photo of a girl getting hanged,small writing appears which is the name of the main actress,we know this as her name appears first so we assume that  it must be one of the most important actresses.The writing is probably small because at this stage we havent been introduced to the character and it wants us to focus on the disturbing image,rather than then only her name.It also doesnt matter that it is small because we can tell she is the main character as her name is kept quite seperate from all the other names.
Suddenly the glass with the drawings on slowly starts to shatter.I think this is suggesting to the viewer that things are suddenly and slowly going to going to go wrong ,it connotes that peoples lives are going to shatter and that there is going to be drama.This excites the viewer as we want to know what is going to go wrong,it uses enigma to persuade us to carry on and watch the film. Shattering glass creates tension as tiny bits of sharp glass makes anyone feel afraid as it could cut them and they seperate into 1000`s of pieces which is hard to see.The effect of the glass shattering in slow motion creates even more tension as it is slow so we really see the effect of everything falling to pieces and seperating,it also connotes unexpected danger.
I love how bits of the broken glass have images on them from the film which gives us clues and  a feeling of what the film is going to be about.
Futhermore,I think it is very clever when a title sequence slowly  moves you into the film,it is a slow transition.The camera appears to  fly  into a large piece of glass, using a crane shot. The camera slowly moves towards the scene and at the same time the black backround fades out towards us,it has a transition effect .The camera then moves into the shot of a police car which is approching the upcoming scene. It slowly introduces us into the film with a long shot so we can see the setting.The setting is contrasting to most of the title sequence which was a close up.It  made us feel involved in the shattering glass,it was effective to have a contrast  to add interest.
At the end of the title sequence and it was effective using  high key lighting ,contrasting to the low key lighting which was used throughout  most of the title sequence.At the end of the title sequence,when there is bright light it makes the viewer alert and excites them because there is a drmatic change and we are curious to see what is happening and where it is set.Change tells us  it  the film has officaially started.