Title sequence of Dexter

In the opening title of Dexter the TV series about a man who is a killer and murderer, on the outside he the innocent day to day American man but on the inside he is thinking about his next victim. The opening sequence we see Dexter waking up and making himself breakfast, but they use clever camera shots to change something which is everyday and innocent into something that is evil and malicious. For instance when he cuts the orange it is done in slow motion to resemble flesh instead of an orange, another example is he is making a coffee and he crushes the beans, by having the blades cut the beans it resembles another murderous event which Dexter will have in his mind. Through the starting sequence we can also see its target audience, with blood being spilt in the sink and having the main character male we can start to find their target audience is adult males due to the gruesome way in which Dexter cut the meat and makes his breakfast.

In the order of credits the actors are credited first because they are the main attraction to the TV episode and they also play the characters in the episode. Then the developers are credited, and then the author of the book that the episode is based on and the books title, it then credits the title theme designers, and then the producers and co executive-producers. The reason these specific people are mentioned is because they play an influential part in the creation of Dexter and they also have the most important jobs.

The music too is very foreign and inncocent but with the actions on screen and the camera shots it changes this music into a sinister violent music, this transition in music makes the audience discover the character and start to draw conclusions into the character's personality.