The sequence begins with a birds eye view of a lighthouse with its glaring light shining over the ocean. This looks mysterious and intrigues the viewer. There is also a soothing song playing which sets the mood. The camera then plunges beneath the water and reveals a mysterious symbol on the ocean floor.
Beneath this, a spooky magical underwater kingdom is revealed with large statues of golden intimidating knights guarding the entrance. The camera then focuses on all the colourful coral at the bottom of the ocean. This made me as a viewer feel respectful for the beaty of the ocean and nature. When the camera zooms in you can see that there are small stone or metal figures that somewhat resemble people. This makes the viewer wonder how they got down there and whether they were once alive.
Towards the end there is a scene where lots of these small figures are all fighting against what looks like a giant crab. This interests me and makes me want to view the film so I can know what is happening and why. Finally, the last scene shows some sort of expolsion where you can see some of the figures being flung backwards and possibly getting injured. This also makes me want to see the film so I can see what happened to them.
You have picked a very complex title sequence which has a great deal written about it in the interviews with the creators below the video, so it is surprising that you have not read these and drawn on them, as you would have ben able to write confidently about the bioluminescence, pearl and lava designs, for instance. This example differs from most title sequences in several ways, one of which is that it is all special effects and barely features representations of the principal characters.Instead, it is all about mapping the fantasy underworld kingdoms and the journeys through them. For your next analysis, aim to identify genre more precisely and try to convey the overall design features.
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