Art of The Title Sequence

The opening to Saw VI has used many of the conventions for an opening, the first shot you see is ‘twisted pictures’ which is the production company’s name and also it has barbed wire twisted around the words to introduce the genre of horror. There is also a non-deictic voice over, which has been disguised to make it mysterious, but can also show that this voice is of some importance. During the first 21 seconds there is just a black screen which again leads the audience to think of a horror film. The first shots are extreme close-ups of a human leg on a metal table, which looks like it is out of a morgue and also of the selection of dangerous tools that are shown enforce the theme for horror again. At 44 seconds we are finally shown a male character at mid shot to show parts of his surrounding, which could also show that he is going to be of some importance. There is also a close up of the other male character in a see-through coffin/box. During the scene there is very little light, so it is very dark and all the walls are black. It creates suspense as we see the male character trapped in a room in which the doors are closing in on him; we are also shown quick camera movements to show the panic of the character. The audience see the male character get killed; we are then shown the character who survives which can indicate we will see more of him during the rest of the film. The voice is then also heard again as a deictic on a tape recorder by the man who survived. We see a close-up of the tape recorder and then a close-up of the survivors face. There is also a pan which turns to look at the body on the metal table, almost as if it’s the body that is talking. The title SAW VI is shown with white coloured font and a black background which makes the title stand out even more.