Opening Sequence 9 Shot 'The Silence of the Lambs'

We are first introduced into location of place which is in a dark eery forest, this is also one of the opening sequence conventions which are to be expected in opening sequences of thrillers. The main characters name is soon followed with the same background establishing shot. After, the Title appears in a large black text through the middle of the screen, it's called 'Silence Of The Lambs' which is a crime thriller movie.

 We are first introduced to the main character from a high angle looking down on the girl, this makes her seem like she doesn't have a lot of power, there is also tracking following her running through the forest which is quite mysterious and follows the generic opening sequence conventions as it makes the audience ask questions about what she is doing. We later establish that she is in fact doing some kind of assault course which is counter typical for a young blonde female character. She is dressed in a baggy jumper with running trousers and trainers and whilst in the assault course has to climb and overcome a large obstacle which then portrays her as a young, strong character.

When the second character comes into the scene the 180º rule is used when they are having a conversation. Soon after there is a long shot of the large army camp. When the female character enters the camp we can see guns and weapons to confirm that its something to do with the military, there is a pan of her walking through a busy work place followed by a medium shot of her in the middle of a lift surrounded by men. This leaves the audience questioning why she is the only girl and the rest are men...is she different? What's so special about her?

From the beginning of the clip there was dull mysterious music engaging the audience which then turned lighter and started to fade out. There was diegetic noises such as crunching wood when the female character was running and also diegetic sounds from within the busy building. When there was dialogue between the female character and the male character we could see that he was in charge and had power over her from the tone in his voice.

From the previous elements mentioned they were all to be expected from opening sequence thriller conventions which we will be using when creating our opening sequence.