THE TERMINATOR OPENING SCENE

The short clip above is taken from the 1984 release of The Terminator. This clip which goes on for approximately 1 minute and 39 seconds are the opening credits of this film. Even though this film was released more then 25 years ago, the effects and sound go hand in hand to produce an inspiring start to the film. As you can see there aren't any pictures in the opening credits, but what we do see is the names of the cast, producer, director etc. Are written in block capitals and come on to the screen as if they were being type on by a machine. This is very effective as we know this action/sci-fi thriller is based on machines, so to do that is in a way giving the audience a sign of whats to come. This effect goes very well with the background sound, this is because as we hear the letters being typed the sound of the typing merges very well with the background sound itself without causing any disturbance.