The title sequence to The sixth

sense is different to most of the

other film sequences as it s does

not start with a footage of

anything but starts with all of the

titles first, this is important as it

is different, the black and white

colour scheme is used for the

black to represent danger and

more importantly death and the

white to maybe hint at the

inclusion of the supernatural or it

could be used to represent the

pure and innocent, if this was

used to represent the pure and

innocent the ratio between black

and white is of major importance

as it seems as if the black is

taking over the white and the

black seems to be more powerful

then the white. This title

sequence is also a great example

of the hierarchy system

employed by most other film title

sequences as you can clearly see

the main star (a recognisable

name) coming first and then the

title of the film and then the

lesser actors ECT.

The title sequence to the sixth

sense also uses non diagetic

sound very well, the slow eerie

instrumental creates tension and

anxiety it also gives the audience

an indication of what the genre

of the film is going to be (tied in

with the use of colour) –

thriller/horror – The instrumental

also has climax points, points

where the sound really shrieks

and becomes high pitched this

was used when the title of the

movie came up on the screen this

was used to scare the audience

and also to highlight the

importance of the title of the

film.

When footage actually appears

on screen a full 3 minutes after

the credits it starts with a long

shot of a women from behind

what seems to be a shelf this is

significant as the women is

coming out of darkness – and

coming toward the camera it

almost seems with this shot as

there is minimal camera

movement that we are watching

her surveying her and she does

not know we are there. We also

see a medium shot of cards made

by children and in front we see

candles this is maybe to signify

that the innocence of childhood

is going to mix with the spirit

world (candles)

The narrative structure is very

hard to negotiate in the first two

minutes, there is no hero or

heroine evident, there is no main

location clarified. The theory of

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