The secret window
The opening sequence is taken form 'The Secret Window'. It is directed by David Koepp and Starring Johnny Depp who plays Mort Rainey in the film. The Secret Window is a psychological thriller.
It begins with the sound of windscreen wipers, which we hear before we know what's going on. The wind screen wipers are non-digetic sound initially but become a different sound as soon as the film starts. This creates repetitive and rather sinister atmosphere the start. The open sets enigma codes for you to solve because you don't know what's going to happen.
The opening shot is a close up of Depp's face. His face looks very serious and looks like he is thinking about something. He is dresses very casual, he is wearing a black hat, grey scarf and a black coat the colours of his clothes may represent darkness. His face is effective because it shows him thinking about something.
When Depp is in the car there is a point of view shot of him, we see a close up of his facial features. When we hear someone talking in the car but we can only see Depp's face, it makes it like someone is in the car with him but we can only see Depp's face. Then there is a zoom out shot, that's when we realize that it's his thoughts that we can hear, which is telling him what to do. This scene is very psychological because it makes the audience believe that it's someone else is in the car with him, when it fact it is only just him.
This scene is set at night time, in darkness, in cold and wintery weather; I know this because it is snow on the ground when we see the motel in the distance. The motel sign is blood red this may indicate danger and hazard.
When he drives and turns the car around back to the motel it is very lit up inside the reception where he goes and gets a key to open one of the rooms of the motel. He gets back into his car and drives to the motel room then there is a full body shot of Depp as he gets out of the car and goes towards the hotel room.
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