Opening title sequence analysis genre task - Sci-Fi

Back to the Future - Sci-Fi analysis

The opening sequence to 'Back to the Future' is nearly all one shot showing clever contraptions in the house that do certain physical tasks in the morning. This is very unusual to have in a house and so this immediately shows the audience this is no ordinary person or house. From this the audience has the idea of the house owner being an inventor or some kind of mechanical engineer. The use of the title 'Back to the future' and this clever contraption immediately makes the audience think of time travel, giving ideas of what the film is about and the events of the film. I believe this opening title sequence doesn't target a very specific audience however you could say it targets sci-fi movie and fiction enthusiasts through the use of the contraption shown by the travel shot and the title given. The genre of the movie isn't clearly given because of the lack of context given, however the genre may be determined from the title. The use of the stolen Plutonium shows themes of sci-fi and comedy as it is being reported on the news and then the tracking shot shows a crate of Plutonium under the desk. 

We are introduced to one character who enters calling "Doc", we immediately know this character is a teenager through the use of the skateboard and the backpack. The camera tracks the lower part of the character and tracks the skateboard. This makes the audience want to understand more about the character. Nearly the whole of the sequence is one tracking shot, however there are some extreme close ups. The only sound used is the dialog and general background noise adding realism to the sequence as no non-diegetic sound is used. The credits are shown big and bold on the screen that fade in and out roughly every 3 seconds. This sequence is very effective because of the use of the ongoing tracking shot of the contraption immediately giving the audience ideas about the narrative. This opening sequence also leaves the audience wanting to know more as it gives us ideas about the narrative but not about the character introduced.