Analysis Red Lights

The music of this title sequence instantly sets the mood and atmosphere with its fast tempo. The changes in tempo switching from stoccato to legato with alterring volume convey a certain atmosphere, keeping the audience wondering. The audience is first shown a black screen with white lights which creates mystery and is also ironic as the film is called red lights. The use of black on white seems simple but works for this genre as it keeps it mysterious and bland allowing the audience to think not much is going on, letting the content have a bigger effect. In this sequence the font of the titles is quite plain but with a variety of effects the audiences attention is drawn to the writing and its movement.
The colour red connotes danger so these red lights let the audience know that there is danger or violence involved and foreshadow what is going to happen. The consistency of the colour scheme and now splash of red becomes striking and effective. The black and white effect used also by Saul Bass adds to the eerieness and allows quite a lot of suspicion and curiosity as we are hidden from the colour of what is happening. The black screens make it seem dark and mysterious and allow the content to have more of an impact as it contrasts better.
The suspense has been built up throughout the title sequence by the crescendo of the music and the fast paced cuts. As the music fades out and it cuts into a plane flying ready for the film to start making the audience question what relevance the title sequence has and ensuring they are on edge for the duration.