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This image denotes the title 'Dexter' amongst a discoloured background with a few blood splatters to symbolise the brutality of the show. The typography emphasises the genre of this TVs drama. The colour of the blood is a deep red which states that it's deoxygenated representing overall death which supports the narrative. The generic signifier of blood splatters insinuates that death is a common feature within this series. The background of this title sequence connotes that it's not bottomless and has some meaning to it hence why it's not just a black screen. A black screen would generally indicate the mystery and foreshadows death in the upcoming episodes. Whereas it is the typography that has most of the power to inform us the audience about the near future events that may occur throughout the show. This could therefore imply that this TV drama is to do with crime because of the connotations of this shot.This extreme close up shot denotes a man eating a piece of meat very aggressively. This is seen as a fairly disturbing shot due to the fact that it's an extreme close up and therefore it's quite uncomfortable to watch. Whilst the man is eating the meat it could represent the flesh of people and how he deals with them. Also the way he consumes it allow the viewers to believe that he is the one in control and has all the power needed. As we begin to see the process of this character chewing on this meat we tend to believe that it's cannibalistic and presents it to be somewhat inhumane. The reason why the thought of cannibalism comes to mind is because of the way he eats it and the synchronised diegetic sound of the violent crunching plays a significant part in order to gain a shock factor. The ideas of this being shown after the shots of blood makes the genre more and more curious and adds mystery to what may unfold later one. The fact that this was shown automatically reinforces his authority which will be displayed within the programme very soon. The typography of the opening title is in a vibrant red which also connotes blood and danger. Throughout this opening, synergy is used to generate a theme and an unsettling atmosphere for the audience, by using the colour red.

This image is an extreme close up presenting the antagonists hand formed in a fist and is clenching into the coffee machine in order to make it. This seems quite alarming because making coffee shouldn't be seen as a violent or harsh process. However it is clear that the director wanted this man to be presented this way so the audience can create the ideology of a threatening/ terrorising character. The clenched fist immediately conjures up the image of power and strength, perhaps the strength needed to kill someone. The force that is displayed through the characters actions show a brutal side to him even though he is just doing an everyday activity. By using this hand gesture to make his coffee, it subliminally forces the idea of a hostile personality. It is also denoted that the background is not focussed which was done purposely to make it look blurry and make his hand the main focal point.  This also highlights his power and proposes the bitter atmosphere throughout.

This shot is a close up of an orange being sliced with great force. The sharp knife is seen to be cutting away at it whilst bursts of juice is splattering everywhere. The orange could represent the victim’s body and the juice could then be seen as the blood squirting unconsciously from the body. This then puts the image of Dexter physically slicing up his victims in our own head, making it clear to what the narrative may uphold. Dexter’s' power is still intact as he is the one who has the sharp knife in this shot, consequently showing how he will forever be superior and successful with his doings. The background of this shot is of course a dark red to signify the blood and warning of this TV series, the blood is a key element for notifying the audience that the sub-genre is crime thriller.  As this is being shown, diegetic sound is heard of the knife carving away at the orange, this sound is very uncomfortable for the audience because it's actually seen as quite sinister in the way he does it. The slow movement of this slicing motion seems as if he's tormenting us which is somewhat fascinating and seems quite personal for the viewers.

This shot is a close up of Dexter putting a white t-shirt over his head, in the process of putting it on. White usually symbolises purity and innocence which juxtaposes with most of the generic signifiers previously seen throughout the opening title. The colour white could have been deliberately used to cast more shadows to reveal that it’s his face beneath this piece of clothing; this shows how white clothing is better to form shadows than black. This image subconsciously makes the viewer’s believe that it could be a mask and how Dexter is hiding something; his identity. The lack of identity creates mystery and could also make the audience feel uncomfortable as they are not aware of who he really is. This shot makes the t-shirt look very tight across his face and it looks as though it’s smothering him, this could represent the act of suffocation which aims to display the connotations of an imminent death. Suffocation is where you’re either being choked or something that is blocking your breathing system, which results in the person lacking oxygen and eventually dying. The opening title itself ultimately has the semantics of death and demonstrates the struggle before you die. This could therefore entail some of the narrative and how Dexter may suffocate his ‘victims’ to death.