Bailey May - American Horror Story Opening Credits

Deconstructing the Opening Credits of American Horror Story: Coven

- First credit 0:06 seconds
- Skeleton in background suggests this character will have some link with death,ritual and or after life.
- White text on Black background emphasises the text and has connotations with ghosts and entireties 

- Second credit, 0:11

- The hanging people in the background conveys this character will have a link to do with death by hanging with is quite an archaic method of killing
- This links with the text on the bottom ' SPIRITU DOMINADO' which is either Mexican or Spanish for spritual domination
- Suggesting this character is linked in the show with some hanging due to their though of having be possessed.

-Third Credit, 0:15

- Here there is a goat + a faded demon in the background which both symbolise the devil

- Conveying this character will have links with the Devil and or demons

- Fourth credit, 0:23

- The pictures of the three goblins with different expressions on portray this character to be deceitful and sieving like goblins are associated with.

- Fifth credit, 0:29

- Picture in background illustrating a person with hat holding gun

- Possible to state that this character will be the one to fight the evil due to it not containing any supernatural connotations.  

- Sixth credit, 0:32

- the pictures behind the text of mythic animals beside the lines and triangles portrays a demonic image of possibly using the a normal animal to use as tribute to summon demons through the ritual of the triangle.

- Seventh Credit - 0:36

- Image behind text shows three humans with suffering expressions on their faces and also one dead

- This suggests the humans in the show are at risk form demonic beings .

- Eighth credit, 0:39 

- Here the colour scheme is black against a bright yellow-white 

- This could be to emphasise the actor on screen if their a well-known actor by to the audience to draw attention to the high quality of actor the show has attracted,

- On the other hand it could portray that the character is the only one not effected due to it being a cat and having '9 life's' so its unable to die.

- Also could convey this character to the all seeing character who watches events unfold through a neutral view.

- Ninth credit, 0:55

- Text says the name of show and name of season to explicitly inform the audience of what their watching.

- Picture in background depicts fighting and conflict foreshadowing what could be about to unfold.

- Tenth credit, 0:59
- Text states who the creators are
- Moving background draws attention to these names so they get the recognition they wish to obtain.
- Emphasised by the fire, as it symbolises them as the instigators of the show embedding even more in the audiences minds that their behind this show.