Ed Boyce - Orphanage Titles

The Orphanage
The main titles in the Orphanage don't start until 3 minutes into the film after we have been introduced into the scene of the film. The first shot we see is children playing a game in a field, this of course fits in with the title as you would expect to see children at an Orphanage.
The titles start after we hear the phrase "Got you", from just viewing the titles we do not know if this has any relevance to the film.
Titles

• Titles are shown by children's hands ripping wall paper off walls to "reveal" what's underneath.
• The wall paper looks outdated and we see big cracks in the wall, this is purposely shown to us so we get the idea that the place is old.
• The hands of the orphans look cold and dead.
• The final title is the main one, "El Orphanato" (The Orphanage) this title we see all of the children's hands frantically trying to grab hold of the paper and then ripping the paper off to reveal the title.
• The main point i get from the titles is that there are secrets in the Orphanage that are being revealed.

Sound

• We hear the sound of wall paper being ripped off.
• The music is soft like a violin or piano playing. It is eerie and it also creates suspense. The use of violins in this scene and others like it is affective as it is an unnerving sound that has a big contrast from the idealistic scene of the children playing in the sun.