The Tudor Opening Credits..

The opening scene of “the Tudors” was very entertaining and keeps the viewer engaged as it is telling as story as well as using dramatically olden day type of music. The music used represents the time period in which the film is being made in and puts the viewer in the mood and mindset. As well as this by using the strong picture of the empty throne at the beginning it symbolises the film is going to be about power, control and almost a fight for the throne. Mixing that with the strong speech in the beginning holds the viewers attention.

Another aspect of these opening credits was as they introduced each of the characters an image of them was shown, this can be effective as it is not only introducing the character but is making the opening scene more interesting and allowing the viewer to know the actors name and appearance in one go. They also show a small few second clip that shows the character in action, this allows the viewer to remember them throughout the film. In the introduction of the movie; they also use flash images which may be representing death as they mix this with the sound of someone drawing for a sword. Overall I think that the opening of “The Tudors” is very engaging and interesting, it makes the viewer want to watch the film more as it has a strong opening.