Dawn of the Dead - Title Sequence Analysis

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I watched the title sequence of Dawn of the Dead to expand my knowledge on thriller films.

I like the editing in this title sequence. Throughout the sequence you see images or short movie clips and then a black screen with a title which repeats. I quite like this as it cross cuts between the titles and the clips which splits everything up. Instead of the two merging to one.

It displays a sharp and quick clip of the movies content and zombies. It shows enough to make you know its a zombie but it doesn't show enough to give a detailed or clear idea about the zombie. On 18 seconds and onwards, dialogue is introduced. There is a speaker that anwsers questions. Questions about the zombies are being asked. However every questioned that is asked the speaker is unable to answer. This leaves the viewer entertained and slightly "on the edge of their seat".

Then at 40 seconds the soundtrack comes in and the clips become longer and the title parts less frequent.

I like the way how the text appears and dissapears on the titles. It is a red "bloody" font which is small and barely uses up the screen. It appears or dissapears by "slithering" away like a snake or blood. It is a simple but effective method of editing/graphics used.