The title sequence opens a fade into black, before an image slowly materialises on the screen, with what looks like floral wallpaper, which could be able to give a small hint to the the fact that the young child is actually a grown woman. During this, blood red text also pops up on the screen in a creepy manner, which could convey that the film is going to be quite jumpy, as it may have been unexpected that the text would pop up in the effect that it did. As the text popped up, there was also emphasis on the first letter jumping into the audience's faces, which is 'W'. which strangely could represent horns of the devil to convey the fact that the child is evil, which is revealed later on during the film. The first text that pops up on the screen reads "Warner. bros picture present", which allows the audience to be able to see the production company for the film. During this part of the title sequence, non diegtic music and sound effects also play. There is a combination of piano style music, along with a sound effect that appears to be the soft sound of a voice whispering, which can add to the supernatural creepy vibe of the film, and then the sound of a crow squawking can be heard quickly, before transitioning to the next part of the title sequence, which can convey to the audience that the film will involve death, as crow birds are often associated with death.
The title sequence then transitions into the next shot, to which the non diegetic continues to play, which is orchestral style piano music, that appears to have a sinister feel to it. There is then what appears to be a shot of a tile floor, with a grey scale look to it, that conceals some of the shot. As text pops on the screen like in the previous shot, which has the letters quickly popping out in the blood red colour, there is then a blood of blood that slowly drips down the screen. The tile floor could represent the coldness that may be within the film, as there is a lot of disregard for human life, when it is revealed that that orphan has killed people before. The blood dripping down the screen also represents horror iconography, and conveys that there will be violence or death within the film, which could make the audience feel scared for what is about to happen. As the blood drips down the screen, this is done in a slow manner, which could emphasis that any possible violence or death scenes will be slow and painful. While the blood is dripping down the screen, the text also appears, which says "In association with Dark Castle entertainment", which appears to be giving more information to the audience. The blood then drips down over the text, in a sinister manner.
The scene then quickly cuts to the next scene, in which there is a loud gun like sound effect, as a blood drop splatters to the ground, in a sinister way. There is then an establishing shot, in a low angle, that appears to be showing a building, with trees in the background. The shot is seen in a grey light, which conveys that there may be emotions, such as sadness or depression within the film. The blood splatter grows across the shot, covering the building and trees, which could convey that death has taken over a once happy life. There is then more blood red text, that reads "Directed by Jaume Collet". The non diegetic music increases its intensity, which can contribute to the suspenseful feeling throughout the title sequence.
The shot then fades, and moves into blurred shot of trees in the background, and something else that appears to be more in focus that looks like a swing or another playground style object that is swinging on its own. The trees that are shown in the background also appear to have no leaves on them, which could either convey that the film is set in the winter, or more likely that nothing is alive within the film, as the grey look on the shot conveys a sense of misery. As there appears to be a swing in the scene, this could also convey a family who lost a child, as the swing is seen to be moving on its own, as though it has been abandoned. Evil is again conveyed in this shot, as there is dark red splatter of blood that moves along the shot, before fading in out. Text also appears on the shot, which says "Screen play David Leslie". During this shot, there is also more non diegetic music, that appears both sinister and angelic, which could convey both the sinister and innocent side of the main character, which is the child in the film.
The text, which reads "Director of photography Jeff Cutter" starts on the shot with the document, and then continues over to the next shot, which, ironically, is someone looking through photos, where a young girl with black hair is seen smiling at the camera. This close up shot can be used to convey the physical innocence of the character. This can also be conveyed, as the non diegetic music turns more soft to show how the character is young. However, as the person is looking at the photograph, more blood drips down the shot, which goes over the picture of the young girl, which could emphasis that the character isn't as innocent as they seem. The photo as appears to be quite old, which could provide mystery about the character, as she is meant to be a young girl in the present time of when the film is set.
It then quickly fades into the next shot, which is of some wooden stairs in an high angle shot, possibly in the child's house, with the same blood from the other scenes that appears to roll down it, as though it is showing that some violence may be likely to happen in the house during the film, and then the blood expands to fill the majority of the shot. There is also non diegetic music, that could possibly be the sound of drums, which, as it is a shot of some stairs, could possibly convey that someone may fall down the stairs, and bleed to death. The text on this scene reads "Executive producers Steve Richard".
There is then a close up shot of a picture of an eerie looking woman in a Victorian style photo frame. Overall, there is a generally creepy look to the picture, as the woman appears unnaturally pale, with dark shadows over her eyes, given her face a sunken skull look, as her mouth also appears to be stuck out, along with her wind pipe. Her hair is also long and black, and appears to be slightly matted. This picture could emphasise that she is the biological mother of the girl seen in the previous shots, as they have the same long black hair. The photo frame is also seen to be on the same tile wall, that was also featured in a previous shot, which could connote that her character appears quite cold, as one would expect tiles to be. Blood is then seen to drip down over the character, from the top of the photo frame and over the character's head, as though she is possibly evil, or has created something evil. The non diegetic music here appears quite suspenseful, as the character is being shown on screen. There is also text next to the photo frame that says "Story by Alex Mace".
It then quickly cuts to a medium shot of a woman, who appears to be in visible pain and screaming, in shallow focus, and seems to be on a hospital bed and wearing a hospital gown, which could emphasise that she is giving birth. During the shot, the lighting is incredibly dark, which could convey a very twisted thing to come, especially if this character is giving birth to an evil character who may feature later in the film. It can also be seen that there is a small blood splatter at the side of the shot, which grows bigger as it continues onto the next shot. The next shot is then a close up of the woman's facial expressions, in which the audience can more clearly see her facial expressions, where she appears physically distressed, with her eyes closed tightly together, and her mouth in a wide scream. The text that reads "Production designer Tom Meyer", quickly pops up on the screen over the character's mouth, which could have been placed there in order to convey that she is screaming but no one can hear her. During this there is also non diegetic music, that could convey what the character is feeling, as it appears quite intense.
It then cuts to a person who is shown in a close up, who appears to be in a wheelchair and bleeding blood, which could be the same person featured in the previous shot, as a result of the pregnancy. The close up shot of the person bleeding out makes it appear as though she is isolated, as it seems that, in what you can see, there is no one around her. This shot also represents how graphic the film may be, as she appears to have a serious injury. During this shot, the music also is conveyed to be quite solemn, as she seems alone.
There is then another close up shot, which shows the same person being slowly pushed in the wheelchair through what appears to be a hospital by someone wearing scrubs and white shoes. During this, the person is still bleeding, which is dripping onto the floor as they walk. Text also pops up on the shot here, which says "Film editor Tim Alverson". This scene is quite mysterious, as the use of close up shots means that the people are not being revealed to the audience, except their feet.
It then moves to an overhead long shot of the person being pushed in the wheelchair, in which the trail of blood can be seen behind, which can emphasis the extent of the person's injuries, as it appears quite alarming to see the amount of blood that there is. However, even in this shot, little more information is given, as to why this person is being slowly pushed in a wheelchair through what appears to be a hospital ward, and as to why they are continuously bleeding. The non diegetic music here also conveys quite a creepy attitude.
The next shot cuts to something completely different, and shows an unidentified figure, dressed in dark clothing, walking down some stairs, that appear to be the same wooden stairs that are featured in an earlier shot, with blood running down them. The unidentified figure is holding a long, sharp silver knife. The text that appears on the shot simply says "Ronnie Yeskel", which could give a hint to the audience that the character featured on screen is the actor's name mentioned.
The next shot shows the girl in the pictures in a close up, where she is seen to be wiping off makeup from her face, which could hint to the audience that she has been trying to act older than she physically looks. There is then an extreme close up, which further shows the audience of the character wiping off the makeup. The use of these shots showing the character wiping off makeup could also portray her trying to cope with a disease that means she looks physically younger than she actually is, as she is seen vigorously wiping it off.
The next shot is a close up of the girl again, in a shallow focus, which shows the girl with the makeup one, which could be presumed to be what she had just wiped off her face, and she also appears to be quite distorted in the shot.
The title sequence then takes an intense turn, in which more information about the young girl is actually revealed to the audience, in a close up pull focus, in which the young girl is seen holding a knife, looking sinister, and then the pull focus goes to what appears to be another woman, possibly tied up and distressed.
Finally, there is a strange looking shot, which shows a character starring into what appears to be smashed glass, while her facial expressions appear to seem evil, as though she has just committed a crime, and is in a poor mental state. The final shot goes back to what is seen right at the beginning, which is the building, along with the trees, which could convey to the audience that this particular place is the main setting for the film, as there appears to be significance to it. There is then the non diegetic sound of glass smashing, as the title 'Orphan' appears on the screen.
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