Title Research: Twister

      On the watchthetitles.com under "Feature Films" the film twister caught my attention. The film Twister is a Thriller-Horror film created in (1996).
The number of titles that are displayed during the opening sequences to the film are three. The first title is a "Warner bros present", the second title is "An AMBLIN ENTERTAINMENT production" and the third is the name of the movie twister. The warner bros logo is also shown in the opening sequences.
The images that are prioritized in the opening sequence are, the big bold black three-dimensional letters that sweep of the screen and the overflow of fog behind the letters.
The connotations that the images carry are, it gives off a spooky, mysterious vibe and has the viewer thinking what's next?
The genre is reinforced through symbolic and technical codes from the outset by, the technical codes that are reinforced for the genre are the camera is still, but the titles are creeping towards the camera while the letters get bigger. The symbolic codes are that, the titles are creating an uncertainty of what will come next due to the titles disappearing and re-emerging through the heavy fog.
The film establishes an enigma from the outset by, the opening title sequence sounds like very strong gusts of winds, and leafs (really pieces of letters) are seen flying all around the words TWISTER. This makes the outset wonder what is to come in a film named twister that has so much sound in the background.
The strategies that are used to ensure the film appeals to its target audience are, there is always something happening even if the titles are not on the screen. From the moment the opening sequence starts, a low gust is heard, but everytime a title emerges the gusts get louder and louder creating uncertainty for why it's becoming louder.
Technology has been used effectively by, the film was created in 1996 so the technology has been outdated. But specifically for the time the movie was made in, it was at an advancement for it's time. In Twister they used State-of-the-art CGI, which was made to look as realistic as possible, especially when creating the three-dimensional black title letters. Also when the letters break apart they use CGI to make it look as if its actually leafs flying around in the background.