The Insomnia titles utilise the colours black and white for the colour of the text and the background, and they are prominent colours throughout the sequence. The colour of the background and the text alternate between black and white, so that the titles can stand out clearly. So for example, the opening has a white background with black titles that are slowly fading into view.
The titles introduce the three main stars of the film before changing to a unclear picture of what appears to be a bleeding carpet. This is quite significant and gives a greater effect to the main title when it appears. 'Insomnia' (which is in white) fades in, being much bolder to enhance its meaning and importance. It also stands out against the seeping blood in the background, giving an element of mystery to the film and confirming its genre as a thriller.
The blood is very important, as it foreshadows the possible events of death and murder for the rest of the film. It is also the only other colour that is used in the title sequence, making it more significant and aiding in not making the titles look so bland and boring.
Additionally in the title sequence, some of the titles appear over a constantly travelling aerial view of an icy, mountainous wasteland. The area being somewhere in the arctic means that the overwhelming colour in the background is white. The titles appear over this shot in white, perhaps to signify the theme of isolation and echo the idea of being lost in such a cold and lonely place like some of the characters may be in the film.
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