Brief Analysis of Similar Products
1.'Se7en'
This opening is a montage of short clips of various pictures, and words on a page, possibly a report. We see someone's hand cross out a man's face with a pen - eyes first, as if they had been killed. We also see further pictures of possibly the same person, but their head has been impaled - showing their cause of death, however mystery is created by hiding the person making the report making the audience wonder if the person is a detective or the murderer. The members of the cast and production company are added to the sequence as white text, which pops up frequently during the course of the opening.
2.Borgman
In this opening, we see a person who appears to be a caretaker or farmer, shown by his ownership of a dog, carrying of a handgun, the mud on his boots and also the small building he's living in. He, and two priests ( one with a shotgun and the other with a shovel ) meet up, do not speak at all and proceed to dig up a specific spot in some woods - the weapons tell us that they're hunting someone - we then see this man with a very long beard and has segregated himself from society and is living underground, who is clearly trying to evade these people who want to kill him. There is a very short clip at the beginning showing the production company, title and also the director.
3.Silence of the Lambs
This opening begins with the production and distribution companies being introduced, this is followed by a shot of trees on a hill, over which, we see the cast introduced to us, the shot then changes to show as a woman using a rope to climb the hill, she then starts running when she reaches the top. This continues until she reaches a climbing frame and vaults it. The scene then ends as she continues running.
4. No Country for Old Men
This opening sequence begins with the production and distribution companies introduced, followed by a sunrise over some hills. We then hear the voice an old man talking about the progression of crime and his job as a sheriff. After the sun is up, we see a man being arrested and driven away by an officer after a gas canister is put into the passenger seat of the car - implying that it belongs to the arrested man and that it should be kept out of his reach. This sequence ends with the car driving off into the distance.
5. Memento
This opening begins with a fade from black into the beginning scene with the title of the film, but not the production or distribution companies, unlike the other 4. The opening scene is also in reverse, making the audience think about the film and ask questions - which instantly keeps them interested. It's made up of a 2 people, one man holding a gun, Polaroid camera and picture which begins to fade. There is a man laying on the ground and blood splattered on the wall and his glasses. At the end of the scene we briefly see the man alive and screaming, probably for his life.
