Title Research: Outbreak

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Outbreak

What titles are displayed during the opening sequence?

The first titles given are the main actors of the movie, then followed by the title of the movie. Then comes

more of the actor's names, the people who casted the actors, the costume designers, the music composer,

the co-producers, and the editors.

Followed by that was the production designer, the director of photography, the executive producers, the

writers, the producers, and the director.

What images are prioritized in the opening sequence?

In the beginning of the title sequence, there is the image of an explosion happening in what looks like a

jungle and a camp on the outskirts being deserted, and then a wide shot to show the full scale of the

explosion.

After that, the title of the movie is shown on a black screen, and the next scenes are shown to tell a story.

We are introduced to an Army Medical Institute, and we follow employees here through the different

Biosafety Levels that are being worked on, 1 being the less dangerous, and from there on, the levels get

more dangerous. There is a sudden cut at the end of the tour of the institute, to who we can assume is our

main Character listening to a call he is receiving.

How does the film establish a feeling of the genre from the title sequence?

We can automatically assume that the movie, titled "Outbreak," is about a virus outbreak, which is

inherently a scary concept, but as we see the full scale of the explosion in the opening shot, with the

background intense music, mainly drums, it can create an even more nerve-wracking feeling.

The viewer isn't exactly reassured that everything is okay after this bomb has gone off as well, as the next

scenes given are of a medical institution that show many scientists experimenting on viruses, which can

lead the viewer to assume the worst of the explosion that had just occurred. The drum instrumental

follows the title sequence through the medical institution as well, keeping the watchers on the edge of

their seats