Genre Research

Genre Research - The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

The title sequence is very unconventional because it doesn't establish any characters or the films genre, the audience are instead left with clues to what themes/possible narratives are to come. For this reason a puzzle has been created which is a brilliant technique to engage the audience.The title sequence begins with extreme close ups of images that can't be identified, only the texture of these objects can be focused on by the audience. These close ups increase the mystery behind the title sequence and add tension. The visuals interacts with the baseline in the soundtrack at the beginning ; the audience are only able to see the visuals when the music is playing which shows their is a relationship with everything thats going on within the title sequence. This however stops until the beat picks up because by then the audience is already engaged. The entire title sequence involves low key lighting, the main colour is black and the use of shading/ highlighting enables the title sequence to come together because the audience can begin to see what the images are revealing.

The use of black ink is very graphic in the sequence, it forms new images which help progress the sequence. The "ink" is used as a symbol to represent the films title because ink is required to make a tattoo. This is not the first time the title has been interweaved within the title sequence itself, a close up of what appears to be dragon scales appears in the beginning of the title sequence. Also in this image we can see how the ink covers the typography.

The content is very distressing because it makes the audience feel uncomfortable due to the unnatural body movements of the characters. We begin to get an understanding of possible narratives and themes because things like fire and ink pouring out of the character's eyes and mouth. The fire could represent the " dragon " because we associate dragons to breathe fire. The title sequence gives the audience the impression that a love interest will come up within the film because of the two characters intimately pulling each other tight together.


After the motionless body is drowning we see wings sprout from another characters body, the wings soon form into an entire dragons body and although we only see it for a split second, the dragon is still present within the title sequence. The title sequence end with a character screaming in time with the music ending, this tells the audience the film is about to begin.