- 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.
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This is a good, detailed account of the opening sequence charli, nice use of media terms as well. xx
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