Analysis of Six Feet Under Credits

In the opening credits of six feet under, the first name listed as a credit appears in the skies. This suggests that the film could either consist of a form of fairytale or death. Knowing what the narrative of the film contains, we know that it's about death. With this the titles are cleverly written. As the first credit is in the sky, it suggests a heavenly feeling.
The next shot is a sudden departure of two hands, this again implies that death has come between two people. The music begins slow but tragic and appears to be the same all through up until after the mourning and the death of the person, here it turns to being somewhat brighter.
The way the credits are written is all relevant to the storyline of the film. The family run a funeral home therefore deal with deaths a lot and so when we see the credit of the foot labelled with "Matthew St Patrick" it creates a certain effect for the audience.
The scene is then changed to a hospital where a body is being pushed into the light. This suggests that the person on the bed is dying and the light represents the well-known saying of "don't go into the light" created around death. The credits are produced all through this being placed both in the light and in the darkness afterwards.
Towards the end we see the last of the credits produced onto a gravestone therefore implying that the person shown throughout the opening sequence has died. We also know this through the fact that a close up shot of a coffin in shown.

The Opening Credits in this sequence are produced in a highly credible way, this is because they start as if an accident must have taken place and explain a story afterward about a persons death.


Six Feet Under, Main Title Sequence
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