Title Research: The Trollenberg Terror

 

1. What titles are displayed during the opening sequence?

The titles that are displayed during the opening sequence include starring actors, the title of the movie, the name of the person who wrote the screenplay, credit to the person who came up with the idea for the movie, the director of photography, who composed the music, the production supervisor, the art director, who did the editing, the camera operator, production manager, assistant director, continuity, who was in charge of the make up, the hairdresser, the sound recordist, who was in charge of the special effects, where the movie was made at, the producers, and the directors.

2. What images are prioritized in the opening sequence?

The images that are prioritized in the opening sequence includes various shots at the beginning that shows a view of large mountains and clouds, this goes on for about 40 seconds, this shot demonstrates how high up the mountains are. After a few seconds it is then shown that two people are stuck on the high mountains and are unable to make it to the ground, then it seems that one of their friends seem to fall from a rope on the mountain to the ground which leads to his death and the two people on the mountain having a loud discussion. 

3. How does the film establish a feeling of the genre from the opening sequence? 

The film establishes the a feeling of mystery from the opening sequence because of the sound that is used, this sound is orchestral, which based on my research has been used in many old mystery films. The orchestral type of music provides the perfect atmosphere that is needed for a mystery film. Alongside the sound, the person that is shown falling from the mountain to the ground leaves us confused and wondering who he was, and we have no idea how the two people got stuck on the mountain, this demonstrates the mystery genre because we are confused about the events that are going on in the opening sequence.