'Borgman'
This opening sequence begins with simple cut-scenes to show the production companies. This is followed by the opening shot of a dog barking in a cage and who we presume to be it's owner loading a handgun. This could be done to connote that he's a hunter or that he's going to kill somebody later on in the film, after this we see another man sharpen a long metal rod similar to spear, they say nothing to each-other,they only nod and then one proceeds to follow him.Then we see a priest go from a prayer, to loading a shotgun with an associate- we also see the prior mentioned character through a window in the same shot, he makes an expression to the priest, allowing the audience to infer that they're working together. The three of them then proceed into a forest and start digging in pursuit of a man living under the ground. The sequence ends with the ground collapsing.
The whole sequence is shot (mostly) with no speech and only with ambient background noise - with the exception of the clip of the priest praying - This builds a sort of mystery which can cause people to be intrigued by the film and continue to watch it ; which is the general purpose of an opening sequence. The sequence is shot in high-key lighting in order to create realism and to try and help the audience put themselves in one of the characters' shoes. This effect is used to help create tension in the story, also, through the narrative we can see that there's a person being chased or hunted by three people and that also as he's living under the ground, he must be avoiding these people or society as a whole as he has chosen to live underground as opposed to in a normal house and just being a reclusive person.
This opening sequence begins with simple cut-scenes to show the production companies. This is followed by the opening shot of a dog barking in a cage and who we presume to be it's owner loading a handgun. This could be done to connote that he's a hunter or that he's going to kill somebody later on in the film, after this we see another man sharpen a long metal rod similar to spear, they say nothing to each-other,they only nod and then one proceeds to follow him.Then we see a priest go from a prayer, to loading a shotgun with an associate- we also see the prior mentioned character through a window in the same shot, he makes an expression to the priest, allowing the audience to infer that they're working together. The three of them then proceed into a forest and start digging in pursuit of a man living under the ground. The sequence ends with the ground collapsing.
The whole sequence is shot (mostly) with no speech and only with ambient background noise - with the exception of the clip of the priest praying - This builds a sort of mystery which can cause people to be intrigued by the film and continue to watch it ; which is the general purpose of an opening sequence. The sequence is shot in high-key lighting in order to create realism and to try and help the audience put themselves in one of the characters' shoes. This effect is used to help create tension in the story, also, through the narrative we can see that there's a person being chased or hunted by three people and that also as he's living under the ground, he must be avoiding these people or society as a whole as he has chosen to live underground as opposed to in a normal house and just being a reclusive person.
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