Gothika

• Columbia, Dark castle entertainment.
• Non-diegetic sound - eery - violin/strings.
• Darkened picture of production companies.
• Dissolve into title sequence.
• Columbia pictures and Warner Brothers pictures - 'zoom out' effect - blurred white font - next title out of focus (close-up) then zooms out and is in focus - on a black background.
• Main actress' name (Halle Berry) - then title (Gothika).
• Non-diegetic sound of girl talking/whispering (husky voice) - then title dissolves into clip of the girl who's talking - the sound is now diegetic.
• Low-key lighting - shadow on one side of face - she's very pale as well.
• Her hair is ruffled, eyes look puffy - made to look ghostly/deadly/insane.
• Point of view from patient of the main actress - presented as neat, professional looking - hair slightly up and away from face - emphasises that she's a professional and at work.
• There is then point of view - reverse shot then it cuts again to the doctor.
• Diegetic sound of patient still talking but they aren't seen in the clip. - could be non-diegetic though.
• Panning shot behind wired fence - this suggests that the patient feels trapped.
• Shot still behind wired fence while the patient is talking about her step-father, this suggests she feels like he's trapping her.
• Over the shoulder shot.
• Non-diegetic sound - very faint string music.
• Diegetic sound of gates being buzzed open - psychiatric hospital.
• Girl is talking peacefully - then has a sudden outburst - non-diegetic electrical/electro sound to emphasise the situation and make the audience feel tense.
• Non-diegetic - eery slow music - only a few notes - could be an organ playing.
• Patient grabs doctors hands.
• Camera movement speeds up - pans 180 degrees - e the back of doctors head and see patient. The shot starts with the patients face lit and then after the 180 degree pan her face has a shadow on it. - this suggests she has a dark side or is experiencing dark things - the light and dark on her each half of her face - contrasting - two sides - good and evil.
• When backng away the whole of her face is in darkness - something evil may have taken over her/taken over her mind/her dark side is out.
• She's taken away by guards - she's screaming.
• Main characer/actress walks away.
• Other actors names appear on screen - dissolve and zooming out then dissolve.
• Tracking shot of character.
• Non-diegetic music - piano and strings - eery - mysterious.
• Depth of field shot - patient screaming and gets put in a cell - then switches focus to the doctor walking in the foreground.
• Tracking/panning shot of character walking.
• Job has been confirmed by shot of sign when she walks through security - it has been established all the way through this opening sequence. - She's a psychologis/psychiatrist.
• People in orange jump suits.
• Director - last to be revealed in the title sequence.

This is a strong psychological thriller opening because of the use of non-diegetic music which builds up suspense and tension. Also the use of low-key lighting throughout, and the use of camera shots and where it is placed, for example behind wire fencing.