Thriller 3 - Die Hard

Release Date - 15th July, 1988
Director - John McTiernan

Camera
The title sequence is dominated with ELS of a city which eastablishes the setting which is done commonly in thriller films. Thriller films ivolve lots of crime and a place such as a big city is a place where crime is liekly to happen suggesting the setting used is where much of the action will take place within the narrative.
Also, panning of the camera is used throughout the opening which makes the pace seem slow, connoting a tense atmosphere because the city seems still and mysterious.
High angles of the city are used at the beginning which then start to turn into eye level shots if the city. This could connote the people living in the city are vulnerable which the portagonist of the film fixes, turning is into a safe place to live, hence the eye level shot. This in a way may tell part of the films narrative.

Editing
It is dominated with cuts from one image of the city to another which changes every few seconds. This reinforces the idea that the main action is likely to take place in the city because it is symbolic of danger.
The typography appears red which fades into white text. This could connote that the red implies danger in the city but the protagonist wipes this danger out, which could be why the text turns white.

Sound
The sequence is dominated with non diegetic sound which is wrap music. This genre of music is commonly associated with criminals from city backgrounds who are in gangs. This could connote that in Die Hard, gangland crime is within the narrative because this exists in many thrillers set in large cities.
Furthermore, there is no diegetic sounds included in the title sequence which adds to the anticpation and tense atmosphere because the same pace is maintained.

Mise-en-scene
The large buildings not only denote where the action will take place in the film, but may connote like the size of the buildings, the crime taking place me be of a large importance which needs action.
Danger is further signified by the lighting in the shot. It is shot at night which adds to the tension because most city crime takes place at this time, giving away some of the content to the viewer, adding to there excitment.
Also, the red text text used to make up the title "Die Hard" denotes blood and danger which is typical of the thrilelr genre.