Sixth Sense Opening

I have taken screen shots of the main shots that relate to the 9 different techniques and aspects I am going to discuss. I have also chosen these separate nine shots from the Sixth Sense opening as they make it a creative and interesting opening that would cause the audience to want to watch the rest of the film.

The first shot is of the 'Hollywood Pictures' logo, this is the the company that produced the film. This is important to have at the very beginning of an opening sequence as it gives the viewer knowledge of who produced the film they are about to watch.

The very first filmed shot in the opening sequence is of a light bulb slowly getting brighter, this now dim light reveals a cellar. I believe this is an extremely effective way of opening a thriller as it is slightly eerie, it also creates a tense atmosphere automatically as the audience are waiting to see where the bulb is and what is in the room that it is lighting up.

I have chosen my third screen shot to be of the couple sitting on their sofa in their jumpers, this is creative they have wrapped up after complaining their house is cold this gives the audience the impression the couple are not alone and there may be another presence in the house. I also believe the glass of wine could connote blood or death due to its deep red colour.

The fourth screen shot shows one of the first camera shots, I liked this, it is used as an establishing shot showing the area in which the first few shots are filmed. I believe it is very creative as it is filming from behind the shelves in the cellar this leaves the audience wondering

what is behind the shelves and around the dark spaces in which their content can't be seen.

The film titles are in a simple blue coloured Times New Roman font on a black background, this sets the opening to be quite creepy, the blue of the font gives the impression the film will open with a cold icy atmosphere/place.

The opening sets the story to be quite dark and unrevealing, having the light bulb slowly getting brighter brings a sense of uncertainty about what is in the house. The fact that in starts in complete darkness connotes their is something hidden, unknown or secretive that may run through the opening or the whole film. The eerie darkness about the house will cause the audience to what more as they are waiting to find out what may happen.

I believe the opening suggests to an audience that it is a thriller as it begins with the shot through the shelves. With the character on the other side of the shelves it appears to the audience that something or someone is looking through the gaps and watching her. This is comes across as quite creepy causing tension to rise as the audience do not know what is there.

The characters are first introduced using long shots possibly connoting they are distant and far from the truth, they are unaware of what is happening inside the house. This long shot doesn't reveal much about the character adding to the thrill of mystery.

I liked this last screen shot as it reveals that the woman isn't in the house and she is with a man, this man isn't shown at first and all the audience sees is a mid shot from is waist down. In this shot you also see the woman entering the room as she is coming back from the cellar with the bottle of wine. I like this shot as the camera is still being used in ways to be secretive to the audience, the characters emotions cannot be seen this leaves the audience in suspense wanting to know what the woman feels like after being in the cellar.