The document discusses various shots and elements used in the opening title sequence of the movie "The Bone Collector." These include establishing shots to set the location and time period, quick changing images to build suspense during the credits, and the use of newspaper clippings and a point-of-view shot of a murder victim to introduce the killer and crime in a realistic way. The frequent appearance of the name "Lincoln Rhyme" suggests this character will play a key role in the film.

1. The Bone Collector…

2. This is the movies film ident which appears at the beginning of the opening
title sequence as this is one of the conventions that occurs on every movie
which shows the which companies were involved in the making of the
movie.

3. These images help us to
get a feel for when the
movie was set e.g when
the movie was set. Both
shots cover the identity of
the male as it keeps the
viewer engaged and
makes us want to know
who the guy is that’s
murdering all the people
and as to why he does it.

4. Whilst the name of each
actor/actress appears,
the background changes
from image to image
very fast like a montage.
I find this to be very
effective as it helps build
up the momentum and
keep up the suspense.

5. When the title of the movie
appears, it fades from one
image into another from the
setting to a small skeleton.
This is effective as I find it to
be quite spine tingling and
yet exciting at the same time
as it encourages me to want
to watch the actual movie.

6. This is a point of view shot where someone seems to be standing over one of
the victims who has a gun in his hand. I think this shot was used as it can show
the audience how brutally this guy was murdered.

7. I find that using newspaper
articles to be highly effective
as it adds to the realism of
this murderer and can get the
audience feeling like they are
getting involved in finding this
murderer.
This is an establishing shot
of the location. This was
used to give the audience a
sense of what the area is
like and that it is located in
the city.

8. The name “Lincoln
Rhyme” appears quite
a lot during the
opening sequences at
different stages. This
could be used to show
that this person has
quite a lot to do with
this movie and as we
can see, the name
tends to be associated
with the colour red so
this could signify
danger.