The titles of the movie "The Dead Zone", I watched from watchthetitles.com

How many titles are displayed during the opening sequences to the film?
In the opening sequences of the film, 24 titles were displayed. The titles included, The name of the movie, the actors, producers, director, who the film was written by etc.

What images are prioritized in the opening scene?

The images in the opening sequences shows an aged house and other things that would be seen in an old town. These things include a dirty road, a creepy looking forest, plants of no color etc.

What connotations do the image carry?
 The images carry a strange and odd feeling. Every image in the opening sequences all had one thing in common, all of them seemed dull, they lacked in color. For example, the aged- house was just a plane white color, and the plants was just brown.

How is genre reinforced through symbolic and technical codes from the outset?
Horror Fiction and thriller being the genres of this film really is the reason why the technical codes of the opening sequences are how they are. Because the Genre is horror fiction, the images were just of things that looked strange and old. As the images come one after the other, the name of the movie starts to appear in a freaky way.

How does the film establish an enigma from the outset?
The way that the film establish an enigma in the opening sequences is from the strange images that appear and the unsettling instrumental. The two combined in the outset of the film, creates a sense that a conflict or mystery of some sort is bound to happen.

What strategies are used to ensure the film appeals to its target audience?
The target audience of this film are those who like thriller and horror fiction. A strategy that is used to have the film appeal to the audience, is how everything appears in the opening sequences. Even though nothing about the images is not necessarily horror-like, the way that the title  of the film appears in a freaky manner and the name itself, should keep the audience interested.

How has technology been used effectively?
The technology has been used effectively to create the opening sequences of the film. The technology that has been used is the editing software. The editing software is what was used to make the titles appear. For example, the producers used fade in and fade out to make the titles appear. For the images, the form of the technology that was used is the camera. The images were taken in different camera angles and shots. This adds to the strangeness of the opening sequences as a whole.