Opening Sequence Analysis- The Silence Of The Lambs.

The Silence Of The Lambs. Opening Sequence Analysis. 

Crime Thriller 

Opening Sequence time: 2:01

In the opening Sequence you are introduced to The character type who a women and she is training on an obstacle course and she is interrupted by a male character who tells her someone wants to see her in his office. 

We are indicated of the place which starts of in a Forrest where she is training, but when she is told someone wants to see her, you are introduced to a new location which looks like a Training Center and then to office center. 

Micro-Areas that contribute in the sub-genre  

Costume: Women wearing one t-shirt with a grey sweater over the top, black sweat pants and trainers, this shows she is training for something. Man wearing trousers, jacket and a FBI vest. This tells you why the women is training and who she works for which is the FBI. 

Lighting: The lighting is all natural because she outside, but it is quite dark seeing as she is in a forest but when she comes out of the forest it doesn't seem that bright which could mean it is early morning. 

Location: The location for the opening scene changes, first she is outside training in a forest, she then leaves the forest to run into a building which looks like it is training center but then you are shown another building which looks like FBI offices. 

Sounds: The only sound you hear is a soundtrack at the start which seems to make it a bit more tense when she is training on the obstical court, but when the male speaks the music quietens but doesnt stop until she has entered the building and the only sound you hear is people talking., 

Camerawork: There are alot of establishing shots which shows the audience where she is. A few close ups when she is running to show she is out of breathe. There was also a few medium shots to show the emotion on her face while running, and it shows the audience what she is doing. There is a two shot to show the two characters talking. 

the opening sequence gave information of the producers, cast, costume designer and more but it didn't give the name of the film.