Title Design Research: Sci-fi Thriller

 How many titles are displayed during the opening sequences of the film? Which ones?

When watching the opening for Splice the placement of the titles was the more surprising thing. The beginning is shown and the audience is taken to the part of the cell but before the production team "a Copperheart Entertainment/Gaumont production" was shown. Then titles begin, showing the film director than the actors back to back. While we move through the body more names are shown from departments like editing, casting, visual effects, and creations.
What conations do the images carry out?

The scene is set inside a creature created by combining two different creatures' DNAs, our background is that creature. We are surrounded by cells and our body's natural liquids. This makes you feel grossed out so much you want to keep watching. The audience just wants to see how this thing came to be. And how the characters are going to deal with this newfound
thing.

How is the genre reinforced through symbolic and technical codes from the outset?

The numerous technical codes such as quick jump cuts, movement of the camera to dig deeper into the body and the background noises help reinforce the genre of thriller. Adding those elements boost the eerie level. Not knowing how the combination of the DNA is a mystery all on its own and the audience will want to see how it goes. Not knowing how the particles reacted to each other and what's going to happen next. In some scenes, the videos glitch out of shot for a couple seconds. All of these codes reinforce its thriller genre.

What conventions are used to ensure the film appeals to its target audience?

The audience will be targeted by the appeal of suspense. Once that element is added to the movie, the fans of that subgenre will follow. The main one would be the whole time we are inside of a body and with the same background in every scene. It foreshadows and provides a place the movie begins to happen. Quick cuts from scene to scene (organ part to part) provide no elaboration for any events. There is piano music playing in the background, although it seems to be calming, it's not suited for the scenes shown and ultimately comes off as eerie. All of these are common conventions to appeal to its target audience.