Dexter
What titles are shown?
‘Dexter’
The actors.
Special guests.
‘Developed for television by…’
‘Based on the novel…’
‘Main title theme by…’
‘Produced by…’
‘Consulting producer…’
‘Co-producer…’
‘Producer…’
‘Co-executive producer…’‘Executive producer…’
How do they fit to the genre?
The actual sequence is about a guy who works as a Blood Splatter Specialist
in a police department, matching the first piece of text when we can see the blood dripping onto a surface or paper to make his name
fits
Describe the typography
Blotted blood on paper when the title ‘Dexter’, reiterating
that he works as a blood splatter specialist.The rest of the titles are in plain text the colour
red, this could signify that his life is bland, or maybe he likes it that way.
Camerawork, Sound, Mise-en-scene and Editing
Close ups of what the character is doing, match on action,
sound contradicts the actions of what we see, juxtaposition. Diegetic sound yet
enhanced so that they were clear. Mise-en-scene of a razor against the man’s throat, it
cut’s him slightly which then switched to a shot of a sink and blood dripping
into it, referring to the “Dexter.” Mise-en-scene being of casual objects and fruit such
as an orange that looked as if it was filled with guts, editing was smooth and
had continuity, making sense all the way through. A jump cut of the coffee
beans to make time pass by quicker.
How does the sequence indicate genre and suggest
narrative?
Close-ups of the man getting dressed, the actions quite retrained.
Flossing his teeth with an extreme close-up of his tying the string around his thumb,
looked intimidating.
How does the sequence engage your interest?
Every shot was very close to the character, which makes us
feel a little Closter-phobic, enigma created of not knowing his identity until
it is was released at the end. Sinister edge on someone doing their normal
routine in the morning.
5 Shot Analysis: Dexter
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