Analysis of Dexter Opening Titles

0.01• His first action of the day is murder• This shows how his mind works• He thinks it is nothing and brushes it off • It looks like it gives him a sense of joy

0.14• Writing is in blood, this means that he is full of anger• The dark clouds going over the name could represent his dark

thoughts

0.20• The sound and close up combine to create an mysterious atmosphere• The razor is a symbol for torture or murder• If there was a small slip of the razor, he could die• It is a slow movement, this couldmean that he is enjoying it

0.32• The blood spreading could represent the death number increasing

0.35• The use of a knife on a piece of meat could represent the slicing of

skin• He is using a extremely sharp knife, this could be used as a murder

weapon

0.50• The slicing of the egg, could represent the destruction of someone's

life

1.09• This could represent a mashed up body

1.13• The string could represent strangling • He is tightening it so much that you can see his fingers going white

1.28• He is pulling it so close to his face that we can see his facial features • He holds the shirt over his face for a long time, this could represent

suffocation

1.37• This shows him casually walking out of his apartment• His appearance juxtaposes what we have just seen• This shows us that anybody can commit horrible murders