The opening title sequence in "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" starts just after the opening scene of the film. The first shot in the opening title sequence is completely black apart from the title which are in white. The effect of using colours which are oppossites is that it makes the titles stand out more on the black background. The first titles show us the companies which have distibuted this film. We can see that both of these distibution companies are very famous which makes us think that this must be a relitively high budget film.
The background in the title sequence continues to be very dark with small bit of white. This gives the spectator the feeling that this film is going to be a verey dark film. The music in the background during this is the "Immigrant Song" which is a famous rock song orignially sung by Led Zeppelin however, this version is a cover of the original which is performed by Karen O, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross. This means that the song is a newer version of an old song similarly, this film is a newer version of film which has already been made, although this link may be a coincidence it could have been used by the filmakers to show that they were doing their film in a new and original way and they have shown this by using a song at the start which many people are familiar with but it's being presented in a new and original way. The second screenshot from the opening titles shows the production companies which made this film. We can see from this that they are both fairly unknown production companies which contadicts with the fact that it has been distributed by very well-known companies and shows that it may not be a particuarly mainstream film.
The third screenshot from the opening sequenece shows the directors name. Many people who are familiar with the directors work will know that he is verey well known for making several of the most critically acclaimed thriller ever made such as "Se7en", "Zodiac" and "Fight Club". The background in this shot is still very dark.
The fourth screenshot that i have taken from the opening sequence shows one of the main characters name. In the background it shows what looks like to be scales which might be found on a reptile. This could be symbolising the "Dragon" in the title and it might have been used to show that the actors whos name is in this shot is the character described in the title of the film.
The fith shot shows a dragon's head which once again could be linked to the title of the film. The film's opening sequence has not yet shown any people, it has just shown computer generated images. The background in this shot is once again very dark. Unlike the previous shots there is very little white. The dragon in this shot is grey which gives it a more enigmatic feel.
The sixth and seventh shot shows the title of the film in bold grey letters. All of the letters are in capitols which makes there stand out more. As we can see in the seventh shot the title is quickly hidden by a black oil-like substance which washes over the titles.
The eighth shot in the films opening sequence shows several wires which can be linked to one of the characters in the film. One of the main characters in the film is a private detective who uses this kind of technology to hack into other peoples computers to find out their information. The opening title sequence in this film could be quite easily linked to the oping titles of a James Bond film. In the opening titles of James Bond films they often show thinkis which foreshadow events which will happen later on in the film similarly this film symbolises many things and charcters whitin the film during the opening sequence.
The ninth shot in the opeing title sequence has no relation to the film that I can think of however, it does show a man's face on fire which I think most people would consider to be a very dark and disturbing image which could show the spectator the feel of the film as it can be very disturbing at certain points within the story.
The tenth shot is the first shot which shows a person. Although it is not a real person it showws what looks to be almost a model or a manequin of Daniel Craig who is the protagoinst in the film. He is very dark and almost completely black apart from a little bt of light which is shining on his face.
The eleventh in the sequence shows a amn who looks like he is drowning. I think that this shot foreshadows an event in the film as it is revealed during the film that one of the most important character's father drowned.
The twelth shot shows a flower which is another key part of the film as in the film a killer sends his victim a framed flower evry year. This shot might have been use to symbolise that.
The thirteenth shot foreshadows a sexual relationship which happens later on in the film and the laswt shot shows the protagonist tied up and trying to break loose which happens in one of the key scenes near the end of the film.
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