Film Titles and Credits - Vertigo - Jess D'Alvarez

• Credits start at beginning of the film.
• Titles are superimposed over image of women's face.
• Start off with extreme close up woman's face, in black and white.
• Focuses in on lips and then first titles/name appears above the women's lips. I think it is placed here in order for the audience to see it clearly, as there is a plain/blank background (women's face) so that is doesn't obstruct the viewing of the women's lips and that they are still clear.
• Then focuses in on eyes and the titles/name has now been placed below the eyes. I think this is because if it were to be placed above the eyes then it would obstruct the viewing of the eyebrows. It could also be placed here in order to draw attention to the women's eyes, as they are moving and looking around at this point, is she scared?
• Extreme close up of the eye and title/name is placed under the eye, again possibly because it is more visible here and shows that the eye could be an important part of the film?
• Camera zooms into the eye and the shot turns red, does this relate to the thriller genre?
• A white spot in the eye, becomes bigger and turns into the main title 'Vertigo' and is placed in the centre of the screen, to be the main focus of attention.
• A spiral forms in the eye and then the shot fades to a black background with the spiral spinning. The titles shown in this shot are written in white, and because it is on a black background it is very clear to see, I feel that this is a possible reason for the colour choices. However there is a shit where the spiral in the background is blue, and the writing still white, but the writing is not as clear to read, and therefore will make it difficult for the audience to read.

Sound/Music:

• Music is slow, then picks up the pace and becomes louder and sharper when a title/name comes on screen, I think this is just for emphasis and to add suspense.
• Music becomes faster at end of titles as action begins.