THE OTHERS (2001)
This is quite a simply put together opening for a thriller film. It is another discrete title sequence however it is much less complex to the sequence of 'Coraline'. It is composed of shots of drawings of scenes from the film, I think that this is a clever technique as it makes the viewer inquisitive about the events of the film that are to come encouraging them to piece together the pictures.
The images are shown in dull lighting which is probably candlelit, creating a sense of the setting (as the film is mainly shot indoors in dull lighting). The camera zooms in and out of the pictures as if it is an eye-line match of a person looking at them and examining them, again creating confusion for the viewer and hooking them making them want to watch the whole film to discover what is going on.
Each shot fades in to the next slowly. This creates a slow feeling, alongside the non - diagetic, quite calming however creepy violin music. This feeling is accompanied by suspense and the sense that something will soon happen to disrupt this calm.
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