This document provides an analysis of the opening title sequence of the 2009 film Sherlock Holmes. It summarizes that the names of characters are presented in a Victorian style alongside freeze frame drawings of the actors. The production company is listed as Village Roadshow Pictures. The mise-en-scene establishes the period setting through costumes, dark lighting, and tea stained colors. Hard cuts and a soundtrack of strings help set the pace and period. Character portraits shown the protagonists in tailored suits contrasted with grittier clothing worn by antagonists.