The Walking Dead Opening Titles

 

 

The opening titles of The Walking Dead series signifies a horror genre as the Mise En Scene such as the props and composition of the scenes are horror-like. Such as the Tombstone and the Zombie eye in the scene. These props/costumes signify death and darkness within the programme to come. The name hints at the idea of zombies so the picture of the zombie backs this up and shows the viewer what is to come.

The derelict settings used in the sequence show despair and chaos as there are no humans to be seen in the title sequence which possibly suggests the idea of a lack of human life. The centipede used in the opening credits show a form of life, however, an insect could be seen as disgusting and minuscule, so the fact it’s alive could imply that only the disgusting are walking the earth (zombies and insects). The badge on the floor, show a chaotic element to the story as this signifies no law or order and the prop is a key affect to show an insight into the life in a despaired world.

The title sequence attracts the audience as the destruction and violence in the video attracts people. Humans are somewhat aroused by this violence and death. Also the derelict places also attract the audience because they want to see what it would be like if the world ‘stood still’ and had no order. The idea of something abnormal and against the ‘run of play’ interests us as people as we like to see what could happen.

The target audience of the TV series are teenagers and adults that enjoy blood and gore. Teenagers and young adults are stereotypical viewers of this television programme as they are more likely to enjoy watching this sort of programme due to the action, chaos and graphic nature of the series.

AMC are the producers and they are shown at the start of the sequence before anything else. This is seen with the first title next to the abandoned car. This places the importance of the producer as they are first.