Creep Opening Titles Evaluation

Creep Opening Titles Evaluation

Creep is a 2004 independent British horror film. It is about a woman who is locked overnight in the London Underground, who finds herself be stalked and terrorised by a hideously deformed killer, living in the sewers below the London Underground.

The opening titles start with the presentation of the 'UK FIlm Council' logo, but it isn't shown steady, it is presented very shakily, which could represent the psychopathic creepiness of the entire film. When the titles commence, we're faced with disturbing images, consisting of huge, blood and dirt covered knives and intimidating tools used for torment and torture. Here, as audience members, we're faced with the realisation of the horror and brutality of the film. Images of the same calibre occur throughout the whole title sequence, every image highlights the sheer barbarity and pure desperation of the characters in the film.

The font/text within the title sequence is slightly smudged, or even blurred, this could be used to represent the dirt, and grime of the Underground. The text is splattered across the screen like ink, or blood, which could show how it's not a clean or hygienic place. Also, in the sequence the images we see behind the font, all appear to be yellow tinted. When something is yellowed, it tends to be considered as old, or dirty. we could consider this to be the case, as the Underground has been around for over 100 years. When the names of the actors starring in the film are presented, they are displayed to look like a train is going past, and the lights are shining along their names.

Creep Opening Titles