analysis of a title sequence-The ninth gate

the titles start with the names of the companies and director , in a very standard white letters with black background setting . Due to the fact that this section of the titles lasting for a very short amount of time and been very bland , it suggests that what is on this section isn't very important , and are only there for recognition , and not to show off the main actors / screenplay writers , like the next section does.The colour scheme suggests that this film is a dark , or scary film.

in this section of the titles , the mood is heightened by some loud and epic underscore music , this adds to the anticipation and excites the audience. You also see the important big names on this sequence , with the names of Johnny depp in big bright bold letters , however on a dark background , which suggests something sinister about the film. This section also sees the camera traveling through a series of gates , each one different to show change of location , and as to not get too repetitive and lose viewer interest, relating to the title , and actually goes into the action of the film when passing through the ninth gate , the end signify by a bright shining light at the end , suggesting maybe the ninth gate is based on death or heaven and hell , due to the old cliche of when someone dies , going towards the light , made even more so likely due to the scene before this been a man taking his own life , as if this section is going through the nine gates the man must travel through to get to heaven/hell. the repetition and simple nature of this title sequence is used so to not give much away about the film , due to it been a thriller , and leaves audience guessing what it really is about. They also use changes in layout and size of font in order to catch audiences eyes , they also pick up the pace in which the words appear in the end to intensify the titles and engage , as people expect something's going to happen , this also keeps the audience interests through the "boring" parts of the credits.