The Ritual is a horror that takes place in a forest, and a group of friends agree to go on a trip in northern Sweeden in a dark and deep forest. The group traverse throughout the forest and one by one each of them die and they are finding ritualistic things along the way and then they encounter a being who cannot leave the forest but while in the forest he is extremely strong. The movies credit sequence at the beginning of the movie includes the groups start of the trip in an open area and you can hear dialogue in the background. The credits are displayed at the edge of the screen after every shot, and it is utilized well because with the dialogue they develop setting and plot while the credits are being rolled.
This catches my eye because in my opening sequence of credits I can incorporate things like this to develop plot and setting whilst still enrolling the credits. It is smart because things like dialogue can help have the audience focused on what's going on but also seeing who produced and made the film and things of that resource. I intend to start my opening similar to this opening, like in the forest.
Smile
Smile is a horror film taken place in New Jersey and there is a lady who gets a curse put upon her because she watched a girl kill herself while smiling. The lady must escape multiple instances with an entity that haunts her but at the same time tries to kill her. The lady subsequently escapes all confrontation besides the last one in which she dies and passes it on to a friend. The entity aims to target the weak points of the lady so she can give in to her mind quicker, and the entity can take over her body and pass on the curse to someone else. The credit sequence includes a lady killing herself with the main character witnessing the lady give into her own mind. The curse ends up getting passed on and the main character is in the corner, afraid and crying and the credits begin to play while panning all over the room in red font color. Once again, the credits are played throughout a serious event in the movie and develop big time plot because now, we know what the curse is and who our main character will be for the movie.
This credit sequence does separate itself from others because it occurs right after a main event in the plot occurs. It doesn't occur at the beginning but at the end of the opening scene. It utilizes panning throughout the entire credit sequence moving all around the room and outside the room which in conclusion establishes setting. I aim to use things like the panning but also doing the credit sequence perhaps at the end of the opening scene.
Midsommar
Midsommar is an amazing movie that is very disturbing. The movie includes a lady who goes through a horrible tragedy when her parents and sister die in a scary suicide carbon monoxide incident. The lady who experiences this tragedy decides to join their friends on an adventure to an unknown Swedish village in an unknown area to meet a friend's culture and family. Slowly the rituals and scary occurrences show themselves and the people slowly realize that they shouldn't be there and need to escape immediately. The lady sadly grows into the culture and now is trapped in something dark. The credit sequences subsequently are played at the end of the opening scene after the incident of the family dying is shown. The credits are displayed in a very sinister way with the credits being rolled with a very disturbing soundtrack being played with the lady's screams in the back.
This credit scene is amazing because it immediately gives you chills and the scene is played in a snowy environment where you can barely see them but still visible. The disturbing screams paired with the uncanny music makes the credit sequence in this movie so scary and just gives chills. I would love to utilize the synchronous aspect of soundtrack and non-diegetic screams from the lady that can provide that gut wrenching feeling.
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