The opening sequence for True Blood, like the opening sequence for Dexter, does a very good job of portraying the characters themselves, or the type of characters that are the main feature of the show - vampires (having not seen the show, I don't know how many there are, if they're all main characters, etc. so it's one of these, but I'm not quite sure which).
For example, the opening is shot in the style of old films, with film grain being on a lot of the scenes throughout, not to mention the actual content of the scenes being rather old fashioned (with children at one point, which often suggests age when accompanied with the film grain). Vampires, in general, are often known for their very long time span, so the age of the film itself links in to the vampiric characters. They're also classed as "undead", which is suggested in the first scene of a marsh, a common setting used for death-related events (which is also used in the latest series of Dexter, where he finds barrels in a marsh filled with the dead bodies of various women).
Overall, there are a tremendous amount of close-ups used, which seems to be a common occurence in film and television series openings, especially prominent in the openings for American Psycho, and of course Dexter.
Key Points
- The credits don't obstruct the view of the scene for the audience - they're always placed over blank or unimportant areas, such as at 00:12 when the credits are over the sky rather than the building, or at 00:16 when the credits are not over the faces of the gospels singers.
- The scenes shown always relate in some way to the series, not just the overall atmosphere - the seductive scenes mixed with the old scenes portray the vampire character's nature fairly accurately.
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