‘Alien³’ a 20th century horror film about aliens uses many conventions to portray the film in various ways in order to indulge viewers into watching it. The title itself gives away the idea that the film is in fact about aliens and the numerous images of aliens during the sequence shown in frames 3, 4 and 7 helps to encourage the audience to develop ideas about the film, the images of aliens and people gives the idea that the film is about abduction of the earth and people. The clips of aliens and their fingers wrapping over the bodies of humans such as the young girl, woman and man shown in frames 2, 5 and 9 suggests that there are a range of aliens in the film, and the people may be a family as there is a young girl and two adults so the young girl could be the daughter of the husband and wife who have all been captured/abducted. In the sequence the people look to be in some sort of tube like container shown in frame 8, this gives the thought that the film is shot in a laboratory environment , however towards the middle of the sequence a woman begins to talk in a robotic tone, this suggests that maybe the film is partly shot in a spaceship, also towards the end of the clip part of the ‘spaceship’ hit earth and landed in the sea, this suggests that aliens are entering earth and possibly trying to take it over. The quick short clips and swift shots of aliens along with the loud ‘bang’, fire and the blood stain portrays the idea that the film is a horror or thriller engaging the interest of those who have like to have high adrenaline rushes. Very slow, shaky music throughout the sequence along with the occasional opera creates an uncomfortable atmosphere and the clips of aliens constructs a mysterious and somewhat strange mood. The long slimy alien fingers wrapping around the young girl produces the theme of death and abduction as well as creating threatening issues which intrigues audiences into watching the film to find out more. The title sequence of ‘Alien³’ creates many enigmas due to the people being captured in tube containers; one enigma created is why there are people in tube like containers? This goes on to producing more enigmas; are they dead? Who are they? Why are they being captured? What have they done? All of these enigmas help to make the film more interesting and mysterious therefore drawing the audience in and making them want to watch the rest of the film to gain answers from them.
