- Mise en scene- within the ripping sequence the colour goes from grey to red, more optimistic. Costumes consist of an easily recognisable uniform worn by all the children, showing it's the children of the orphanage that are ripping the wallpaper in the credits. It's the children that are doing the revealing. Similar to colour light goes from light to dark. Hand shadows make it look as if the children are reaching out. The wallpaper is old-fashioned and the pattern uniformed, serving only a functional purpose. It's not the type of child-friendly wallpaper expected of an orphanage.
- Sound - non-diagetic, sound effects of ripping/overlay music.
- Camera work - Extreme close up of the wallpaper for emphasis, and camera movement which follows the ECU of the crack in the wall.
- The ripping of wallpaper as opening credits suggest a secret being uncovered by the children. The rips are another layer, another truth (underlining truth to the story). This could be interpreted as secrets trying to escape, a basis for the film. The opening credits/titles are a superimposed mini narrative.
- Mise en scene - The setting of the mini narrative is light, but shadows are cast across the antagonists face due to the camera's position as looking up at him. Suggesting he is a power fall character and a lot of the upcoming story has a lot to do with him.
- Sound - A mixture of diagetic and non-diagetic sound. Slow-fast pace, dramatic change. Dialogue.
- Camera work - Low angle shot, looking up at the antagonist.
- The opening sequence begins separately as writing on a blank page, which ignites a fast paced mini narrative; a story relative to the film including the main characters. The titling returns superimposed over the image; keeping the same background so the text stands out.
The background changed to close ups of clocks, ticking and the time and titles change. The number change into words; signifying a passing of time. The images of clocks fade into each other. The outlines of the clocks merge together and form the words Old Boy, numbers are below, set like a timer in a smaller font and the 'D' and 'Y' and rotate anti-clockwise as a clock.
Se7en
- Mise en scene - The opening titles and credits show a delicate process of somebody making something, judging by the pictures and writing, something that has relevance with death and thriller themes. Could be the work of a killer. The actions convey intelligence and meaning. The text isn't neat, and flashes. The titles are located after an introduction to one of the main characters, a mini narrative showing characteristics and set-up of the film. I think this is partly done to make the opening titles more relevant.
- Camera work - Close ups and extreme close ups of materials and writing. Special effects and quick flashes of other images are overlaid.
- Sound - A remix of a song, accompanied by weird eerie sound effects; suggest insanity or abnormalities.
- The opening credits are set as a mini narrative and don't have obvious links to the film, and unlike some mini narratives, the footage is not used in the film itself. Despite this blank screens and superimposed text are also mixed in.
- Starts with a black and white close up on a woman's face, text is superimposed over her top lip. The camera pans up to the actress's eyes as she does a shifty look. This might suggest that this particular character has something to hide. The close up on the eye and red tint to the lighting convey danger and the title "vertigo" comes from her eye, which opens wide as if shocked or scared. Overall the body language suggest she's not comfortable and that there's an approaching threat. Her eye then becomes a spiral and blank screens are used. The spirals come towards the screen in and around the text which is centred to the right. These movements and shapes define the term Vertigo; and continue for the duration of the ope
- Sound - The music remains an orchestral intense tone. The higher pitches suggest abnormality, along side the changes in volume.
- The beginning credits are edited to emphasis the V.
- Mise en scene - The use of the colour red might represent danger or upcoming threat.
- The titling starts as blank screens, black with red font. A mini narrative follows with shots focusing on a wine glass and bottle, in shallow depth of field. This could suggest addction along with the half lit match which could also represent an old flame from the past. At the end of the sequence the protagonist crashes his car, and the cheery music stops. Red titling is still overlayed at this point, I think this is made effective by the sense of danger the colour emits.
- The title itself, "Misery" carries negative connotations and offers an overall theme to the film.
