Analysis of Opening sequence

This film is set in a suburban  area surrounded by lots of fields. It seems to in the morning of a summer day as you can tell by the sunny skies and greenery surrounding the houses. The houses seem quite old so you can assume that the film is set in a older period. You can also guess this from what the two boys at the end of the clip are wearing and that a record player is repeating the call between the women and the 911 officer.

A voice over is used at the beginning of this clip where a man with a deep voice is giving information about the background of the film. He also gives away that this film is inspired by true events. Slow, mysterious is also being used to not give much away about the scene. Half way through this clip voice over is being used again between a young women and a 911 officer. The women seems to be panicking and calling for help and she claims "There are people here". The police officer looks to calm the women and ask her for details. The women doesn't seem to know her location.


During the beginning of the scene lots of tracking is used when going past the houses. The scene keeps fading in and out to enthasize the mysterious scene as it is not giving much away. Many close up shots are taken towards the end, the items that are being used for the shots gives clues to the audience in what has taken place in this house: Blood covered knife, wedding ring box and the walls that are covered in blood. A close up camera shot is also taken of a car with a hole in the windscreen and two boys looking through it on their bikes.

The editing that has been used is what seems to be a flash forward as part of the opening scene seems to have an element of how the film will end. Fades are used in the opening sequence while the tracking shot is being taken. The title of the Film also flashes on the screen then is faded away a few seconds later.





The connotations in this clip is one of desperation, due to the constant asking of help in the clip. Another is horror and death due to the knife covered in blood showing some murder has taken place. There is also a feeling of mystery due to the mysterious music and also mystery as she doesn't know who is doing these terrible acts to them.