American Horror story: Asylum opening credits deconstruction
American Horror story is an american TV show and is part of the horror/thriller genre. It is produced by Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk. Overall there is four seasons, season 2 is based around an Asylum.
The opening credits sets up the bases of the narrative and expresses what genre the show is part of. The opening credits to American Horror story creates is styled in a disorientated manner with fast paced shots and static with film grain appear throughout it, this could be relating to the time period as AHS change this every season.
We also can see this from the use of setting. There are many shots of girl on old fashioned stairs as well as the main bases of the disturbing Asylum which is something of the past as well as the use of costume, primely the doctor's uniform, telling the audience it is set in 1960 era.
The opening credits reveal the genre of the show, through the disturbing images and dark setting we know it is a horror. There is also mis-en-scene showing close up shots of blood and guts as doctor's operate suggesting it is also a thriller
There is also a statue of what looks like the virgin Mary and shots of a Nun, this suggests a religious theme present in the show.
The opening credits also reveal parts of the narrative in which the show is going to follow, we see a patient being strapped to a bed as doctors crowed around him, revealing this storyline may come up in the show.
There is a clip of a girl going down the stairs like a crab, this is relating to the famous film: The Exosist, which is known for that scene's scariness. There are similarities to it with both the girls wearing nightgown, it is coped to relate to the genre of horror as it something the audience can recognize.
The typography is in yello font which is flickering at the sides. All of the letters are in capital letters. American Horror story use the same font and is recognized by the audience.
The opening credits sets up the bases of the narrative and expresses what genre the show is part of. The opening credits to American Horror story creates is styled in a disorientated manner with fast paced shots and static with film grain appear throughout it, this could be relating to the time period as AHS change this every season.
We also can see this from the use of setting. There are many shots of girl on old fashioned stairs as well as the main bases of the disturbing Asylum which is something of the past as well as the use of costume, primely the doctor's uniform, telling the audience it is set in 1960 era. 
There is also a statue of what looks like the virgin Mary and shots of a Nun, this suggests a religious theme present in the show.
The opening credits also reveal parts of the narrative in which the show is going to follow, we see a patient being strapped to a bed as doctors crowed around him, revealing this storyline may come up in the show.
There is a clip of a girl going down the stairs like a crab, this is relating to the famous film: The Exosist, which is known for that scene's scariness. There are similarities to it with both the girls wearing nightgown, it is coped to relate to the genre of horror as it something the audience can recognize.
The typography is in yello font which is flickering at the sides. All of the letters are in capital letters. American Horror story use the same font and is recognized by the audience. 
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