Pi - Opening Title Sequence Analysis

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Pi Opening TitleSequence Analysis

1998 Psychological Thriller


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Sound

A quiet and soft sound of violins playing is heard as we are presented w

lac! screen" possily implying the calm efore the storm#

A slight infrequent" upeat" heavy and light drum and ass and techno then heard as the credits start to roll# This music is synchronous with thecredits $ash along with the music#

A quite upeat drum and ass tempo sound starts up thereafter" which iwith the codes%numers that start to &ll the lac! ac!ground ehind th

These many codes%numers which &ll the screen and this eat only" starimportant code%numer( )#1* + pi" which represents and promotes the t

All of the di'erent eats which start at di'erent times in the sequence ,together eventually to create a very upeat piece of music-" could possithat within this movie" events ta!e a while to egin" and that things hap

All of the sound used in this sequence is non.diegetic#


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/diting

Te0t fades in from lac! at the eginning#

oom in to white at the end#


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Typography

The sans serif font suggests formality and simplicity with

which contrasts with the graphic designs and images dis

The drum and ass music within most of the sequence isynchronous with the graphic designs and images and tecreates $uidity and consistency#


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2raphic designs%images

The white pi sign at the eginning of the sequence represen

promotes the title of the &lm well as it is noticeale in si3e athe lac! ac!ground#

The scienti&c" graphs" diagrams nerves and rain graphics%to the psychological aspect of the &lm#

The grey" lac! and white colours indicate an old" monochroand impression that the &lm may have on its audience#

All of the glitchy" $ashing" quic! transitioning" moving graphsuggest that this &lm involves comple0ity" especially the mtechnological" spirals" particular lines and shapes graphics%i


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4inal thoughts5

Overall" 6 thin! that the music" typography" graphic designs%

editing all complement each other if any of them are usedsynchronously" ut most importantly" 6 thin! that all of theseelements complement the genre of the &lm well as they apppaced" heart racing" cra3y feeling upon the audience which afeelings associated with thrillers# Therefore the opening titleis possily trying to get the audience warmed up and ma!e t

e0pectant and aware of what is yet to come###

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Pi - Opening Title Sequence Analysis