The opening credits had very harsh looking, bold text which kind of looked military and formal. This is the first thing the audience see so it has to stand out and it sets the mood for the thriller.
As the credits are shown the setting comes across very disorientating as the camera just seems as if its floating through the trees and you don't know where its leading to, whether its going up or down. This creates tension for the audience as they don't know what's going to happen or if anything will jump out on them. Also it didn't look a very nice environment to be in as he whether was miserable and dull and seemed cold. The music being played helped the tension in this as it went well with the scenery and sounded rather mysterious and creepy.
One of the representations in Silence of the Lambs was gender. There was a female, Jodie Foster, who was running. As it was only the opening i got several different impressions of her. there were that she seemed as if she was running away from someone and when the camera did a close-up of her feet running, the speed increased creating more and more tension until suddenly the audience gradually saw the obstacle course which therefore i got the impression that she was sporty and maybe something was on her mind that she wanted to get rid off. This also indicate that she was hard working because she was sweating and heavy breathing as if she was really trying hard. As she reached a climbing frame and got to the top a low angle was used as this made Jodie Frost look big all of a sudden which made the audience think she was a strong character and stood up for herself. Her voice was surprising when she spoke as it was quite deep for a small innocent lady like she looked.
The camera stood still whilst she was running away and then suddenly a male turned up and then the camera went back to close up of them both. He came across as if he was a messenger boy as he told Jodie that someone wanted to talk to her. The camera had a close up of the mans hat which said FBI this was done purposely so the audience notices it and realises that they are working for FBI. This is when there is hint dropping and our impressions all change so we know what the characters role's are.
When shes back at her work she was the odd one out as she was wearing grey and everyone else was wearing red. This was so she stood out more and also shows she is obviously an important person that what she comes across. She is also the only girl in he lift with a group or men who are all a lot taller than she is. This shows she is powerful and doesn't mind being the only girl. The audience wouldn't expect this as she seems very small, innocent and to herself.
As Jodie was in the office waiting for someone, the music got creepier slightly. This was because of the horrible photos that Jodie was looking at on the wall and also nobody knew why this man, the boss, wanted to talk to her. Another representation was that the man was a lot older than Jodie was. Also his clothes indicated him being important and intelligent.
Unusual Suspects:
The credits was a very different font compared to Silence of the Lambs. It was very thin but obvious. This looked very mysterious and it was if the writing wasn't to be seen although it was obvious. The screen was very dark with a funny patting slowing moving across the screen. I got the impression that it looked like water that is being reflected. As this was being shown there was slow suspense music being played that got higher as the credits finished. This was to create tension.
The first opening scene straight away had a close-up of flames of a match then it zoomed out. This was very bright and effective to the audience as they at first couldn't work out what it was and what was going on.There was a male smoking who looked very sligh and as if he was the antagonist. However this wasnt who he was, there was another man who was standing on scaffolding looking down on the innocent man. This made the man who was up high seem in charge and more powerful.So it made the other man seem weaker. the man standing on on scaffolding was holding a gun. This also showed that he was the antagonist as he killed the other man. However we didn't see this, the audience would persume it as were heard it and it seemed obvious to us. It all happened very fast which made it have more tension and the murderer then set the location were he killed the man alight. We got the impression that he did this to hide the body which he killed. This made it have more of a story as it seemed like it had ended but was only the opening so automatically the audience think, "what will happen next?"
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