Dexter Analysis
- 1. Analysing the openings of a thriller title sequence. Monday 6th October 2014. Dexter title sequence opening analysis; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhGMGjs3DSs The opening title sequence of ‘Dexter’ is a chilling and informative piece that lasts one minute and thirty-six seconds it consists also f different angle shots. Having the different angles within ‘Dexter’ creates an eerie and questionable atmosphere that can keep the audience intrigued and essentially wanting more. Although the Opening sequence is short, it divulges in to different shots of his morning routine these shots however can be interpreted in different ways. The way in which I have interpreted the opening of ‘Dexter’ is that he slyly demonstrates the different ways in which you can kill/ murder someone through his daily actions. This suggested to me that the character and the story that is up and coming isn’t innocent and a deeper meaning should be applied. Likewise, as the title is wrote in blood it insinuates and supports my interpretation of the title sequence. By the title being wrote and dripping with blood it attracts the audience to carry on watching as we do not know where the blood is from and therefore will want to find out. Name filled with blood insinuates he is full of anger and wants his vengeance Drops of Blood, can suggest injury, maybe death, anger and revenge. An example of this would be shot 1:23, it shows the main character Dexter putting on his T-shirt slowly and holding it tight to his face for a short amount of time. This can simply be interpreted in this straight forward way, although, adding meaning to the short shot it could be envisioned as a method of murder. By the main character holding his T-shirt over his face for a longer time than usual, helps encourage and emphasises the idea of the method of suffocation (method of murder). Also in reality a person wouldn’t hold any piece of clothing so close to their face, this then also supports that the opening sequence has more meaning to it than it looks. (Example) Holding the Fabric tight to the face suggests the method of suffocation. Name filled with blood could mean the main character has been through large amounts of pain. Seeing the imprints of the nose and mouth shows how tight the fabric is being pushed of the face.