The opening sequence of Skyfall begins underwater with James Bond being pulled down by a larger hand using CGI. The title Skyfall appears as he falls deeper into the water, linking his fall to the title. Long shots show Bond falling farther away until he disappears, building confusion as he is normally skillful. More CGI shows weapons falling in the sea from past kills. The scene turns red, connoting blood and violence as expected for the genre. It zooms into Bond's bright blue eyes, showing he is alive and will fight back, relieving the audience. The white font introduces the characters and producers against a black background.

1. OPENING SEQUENCE
ANALYSIS 3
JOE TURNER

2. THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO
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• This opening sequence is all CGI also as this makes a very effective opening
sequence. Throughout this opening sequence there is a low key light with
mostly a black inky colour, this is why it is called the girl with the dragon tattoo
as the darkness represents the ink which builds a bigger picture in the audience
heads. This has a magical feel to it because the ink is making real things like
the main characters and showing there faces so when the audience sees them
in the film they will recognise them. As the whole opening sequence is dark is
seems mysterious as we aren't sure what is quite happening so the audience
feel trapped as they are in the middle of something they aren't quite sure of due
to the low key light. The only colour there is in the opening sequence is the font
which come up in bright white writing which is more of a gothic font, this is to
show that they are the characters in the film and the producers. This has
representations of darkness and danger. Not only this, we also can hear the
soundtrack over the top of the sequence, this is heavy music to show this has a
different genre which the audience isn't quite sure of. We see the title of the film
right at the start as this is where it stands out the most and to make sure that
the audience are watching. It is then surrounded by a blackness which is done
by using CGI and fades away which represents the film looking like a tattoo.
We also see different images of what we aren't sure what they are which builds
confusion as the audience are not sure what is happening. We see the dragon
tattoo multiple times to show that this is the main image in the opening.

3. I, ROBOT(2004)
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• There is a single shot in this opening sequence which is when we see the girl
in the car which looks like she is drowning. There is an ambience sound of the
water which makes us feel like we are underwater with her with that restriction
to hear anything. Also when the title comes up it is synchronous with the CGI
when the title lights up, even though it feels like we are underwater that is the
loudest thing we hear which makes the audience aware of what is happening.
Also the red light behind the title is very bright and signifies the robots as it
looks like they will have red in their chests to separate them from others. The
title then fades away with the water sound to make sure that the audience still
thinks that they are. Writing comes up saying the Laws about the robots which
is also CGI as it appears in the water. This makes the audience read what is
happening so they can understand the opening sequence and the rest of the
film in more detail. There is a handheld camera which is looking at the girl in
the car to show her vulnerability and to make us feel like we are there stuck in
the car feeling trapped. The soundtrack then builds up increasing the tension
about these people until the main character who it feels like we are is being
saved with a sigh of relief then the music stops with him waking up. The
audience then realises that this was a dream as the diegetic sound of his

4. THE INCREDIBLE HULK(2008)
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• The opening sequence starts off with he MARVEL productions in a different
soundtrack, this sounds seems very low key and unlike a superhero. This is because
we see the Hulk actually being changed. We see the DNA of the Hulk using CGI which
may confuse the audience as they are not sure what it is or what is happening yet.
The title comes up very quick with the font of all the main characters and the
producers. The soundtrack becomes even lower when the title comes up so if you
weren't looking at the film it would catch your attention to keep watching. The title is
also very big and bold for when “Hulk” comes up as we know him as being massive
and very strong. We then get a long shot of the man in the chair to make him look
small and nervous in the chair as he is not sure what is going to happen the same as
the audience. We then get an eye line match of the woman and the man which we can
tell they care about each other as they are both looking extremely nervous which
makes the audience worried. The word “danger” stands out as it zooms in on the word
with a bright red background knowing something has gone wrong. We then see the
Hulk when has changed which is used by CGI as he is not really there. We then get a
POV shot as we are the same height as the Hulk and can everything which he is
looking at. We can then see the Hulk looking over the woman with a high angle shot to
make her look even smaller than the Hulk so we know she is the damsel in distress
from the opening sequence. We then see the main man who is looking for the Hulk as
he is dressed in General uniform and we know he has high standards as he stands out
to the rest of the army people. The font of the producers is in dark green the same as

5. THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN PART 2
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• The opening scene starts off with the production company but has been edited, a red
sky in the background is used using CGI, this red stands out to the rest of the picture
and has been edited specifically for this film. The font changes from red to white as the
background changes. The font is very formal and all in capitals so it stands out to the
rest of the picture. It has the main characters come up first so people know who is in it
and so they know who is the main character. The title then comes up with a red moon
in the background to make the location look even better. The red is mostly used in this
opening sequence as it stands out and connotes blood as the film is about vampires it
suits the genre of the film and what it is about. The soundtrack is very mellow and calm
but gets deeper as soon as the title comes up to make it stand out to the rest of the
opening sequence. There is different establishing shots which make the location stand
out even more as it shows that the place is beautiful and unique. This also shows the
whole place in a few angles. We can also tell that there is a separation between each
place because as one name comes up the background either turns white or red
depending on whose side they are on which shows separation and the genre of the
film as we know there will be action against each other. At the end of this opening
sequence CGI is used and an extreme close up of an eye which turns red, this then
zooms out so we realise who it is and the soundtrack stops as the audience realise
that she is the main character.

6. SKYFALL
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• The start of this opening sequence is James Bond falling into the water and is
pulled down by a bigger hand which pulls him below the sea. This is using CGI
as the hand and him in the water is not real. The Skyfall title then appears when
he is falling down under the sand which shows that he is falling from the sky
which links with the title. There is a long shot of James bond falling down deeper
into the water which he then gets so far away we cannot see him anymore, this
shows that he is injured and hidden away. This builds confusion for the audience
as James bond is normally the skilful one and the winner of all the fights so the
audience are not sure what is happening. There is also more CGI of the
weapons like knives and guns falling into the sea which shows all the people
that James Bond has killed to make him seem more victorious and courageous.
The whole place then turns red as this connotes blood and violence which suits
the genre of the film as we know James Bond will kill people in the film. It then
shows his eyes which are bright blue which it then zooms into, this shows that
he is alive and will fight back which builds relief for the audience knowing he is
still alive. The white font of the characters and producers stands out to the black
background so the audience can see it clearly and know who is in the film.