Break down of the opening -

This is the main title, we chose a white colour on a black background as this fits with the conventional aesthetics of a psychological thriller. The production title is a different font from the rest of the titles, as this usually occurs, as the production company are separate to the film and have their own logo/identity. This therefore looks more professional.

 This is the first shot, it is a long shot at eye level, and contains compressed time, so the actor walking towards the camera happens quicker than in reality, we made the transition between the compressed time cross dissolves, which made the pace slow and dreary. this is a fairly conventional shot, especially the hood that the character has and the silence of the location.

 This is a long pan of the location, it sets the location for the piece, whilst also establishing an eerie " something is about to happen" feel for the audience. We filmed it at an off angle so the camera wasnt level, giving a disorientated feel. The boy in the corner lying by the tree is supposed to signify something is wrong, he has suddenly died, and is now a mystery, he is therefore a signifier for what is to come.

 this shot is another slow pan, keeping the pace slow and building up tension. the bare wintery trees are very conventional and the almost black and white colours are quite scary and eerie. It is a high angle shot that pans in a circle, also disorientating the audience. it is supposed to feel odd and unnatural.


This is a worms eye view of the trees swaying, from the characters point of view as he suddenly opens his eyes, this is involving the audience, as they can see what he is seeing, it also gives a really nice mood. as you can see the tree's towering over you. it also continues with the audiences disorientation as they are not sure why they are on the ground, and it isnt very natural. and also is very conventional
with the swaying tree's.

 This is a CU birds eye view of the character blinking awake, it shows the audience that the character is unaware of his surroundings, and shows them his facial expression, which is shocked and confused.

 This is a mid shot and close up combined, the shot starts with the character getting up and looking around, then catching sight of the locket, the camera then switches focus to a close up of the locket. This therefore shows the audience his interest in the object, as well as showing them a close up detailed view of the object.

 this is a low angle long shot of the character lying on the floor, it shows the isolation of the area, as you can still trees, everything is very still, making it quite eerie. The use of a high angle is belittling him, making him look small and weak, which is what we wanted to show, as he is helpless.

 This is a high angle mid shot to close up of the character opening the locket, it gives us a view of his reaction, and the angle makes everything including his surroundings look very overpowering and scary.

 This is an extreme close up of the locket, the idea was that the audience would see a picture of the protagonist inside the locket, which would become the mystery of our psychological/mystery thriller, but it is unclear what is inside the locker, it is a nice over the shoulder shot though and is only brief in the opening.

 This is the final shot of the boy running through the trees, the camera titles as he runs further into the horizon, it is a very cliched shot, but is very effective, the rigid lines of the tree's has a nice effect, and it ends the piece with a long shot of the scenery, much as it began, so the opening is quite cyclic.

This is the final title, we chose the same aesthetics, and used an AfterEffects effect to make the title shake and jitter slightly, which is conventional in some psychological openings such as Se7en. we also used a jumbled letter effect which was a nice effect that backed up the genre.