Vanishing on 7th Street Opening Scene Research (Thriller)

Vanishing on 7th Street.
(I viewed this opening scene on Netflix and there is no YouTube Clips of it, so i have included some photos as an idea of what is happening.)

Credits:

• Momentum Pictures
• IM GLOBAL
• Herrick Entertainment
• Mandalay Vision
• In association with The Circle Of Confusion
• And Forest Park Pictures
• A film by Brad Anderson
• Hayden Christen
• Thandie Newton
• and John Leguiziamo
• VANISHING ON 7TH STREET
• Introducing Jacob Latimore
• Music by Lucas Vidal
• Executive Music Producer, Howard Herrick
• Visual Effects Designer, John Bair
• Costume Designer, Danielle Hollowell
• Editor, Jeffrey Wolf, A.C.E.
• Procution Designer, Stephen Beatrice
• Director Of Photography, UTA Briesewitz
• Co-Producers, Pam Hirson, Peter Pastorelli, Riva Marker
• Executive Producers, Elayne Herrick, Michael Herrick, Peter Graves, Lawrence Mattis, Kelly Mccormick, Ken Hirsh, Nick Quested.
• Produced by Norton Herrick, Celine Rattray, Tove Christensen
• Written by Anthony Jawinski
• Directed by Brad Anderson

 The credits that are in this opening scene all have the same theme within the 3 minutes it is shown for. Each title is in electric blue font with the name of the person in bold and capitals. The font that is used is presented so that it has been prevously typed onto the screen which suggests secrecy and showing that the person typing may be unidentified. Each title is slightly flickering against the bright background which looks like a projector in a cinema which catches the audience's eye. This effect makes the audience concentrate on reading it as they are intrigued on why it is flickering and who has written it.
The sound in the background of the opening scene is slightly disturbing to the audience as it is a low key piano with small whispering voices over it. This will make the audience feel very uncomfortable due to the idea of secrecy and hidden identities. The piano sound is a slight crescendo of which changes throughout the whole opening scene, making it louder at some points and quieter at others. This effect creates an unsettling atmosphere within the audience as it may feel like  The whispering sound which is used sounds like children which will more than likely create a nervous atmosphere and unsettle the audience. A sinister effect is created when this sound is heard as the audience may feel as it could be dead people or children talking and whispering.
There is no characters within the opening credits but during the first minute or so of the film, a man is shown in a projection room of a cinema, clearly working there. The mise-en-scene shown in the first three minutes of the film shows the room dark and mysterious. This effect will make the audience nervous and tense as they may feel like somebody is watching the young male character working. His costume is a red polo shirt , a name badge on his chest and a head torch attatched to him. The character is reading a book, with the chapter named 'MYSTERIOUS DARK MATTER' and then the next page showing the title, 'THE LOST COLONY OF ROANOKE'. This confuses the audience as this prop suggest that the film may have something to do with mysterious darkness.
The camera angles used in this opening scene are very limited until it reaches the beginning as the film begins. During the opening credits, there is only one camera angle used to show the credits in a dark room with a projector behind them. However, when the film begins, there are camera angles to show the young male character in his place of work; a cinema projection room. For example, a long shot is first shot used to show the audience where the character is and how dark the room is. Also, a mid shot is used to show him at his desk, presenting him to reading a book about darkness. An over the shoulder shot is used to show the book that the character is reading and is a close up of the text, showing the audience what he is reading and what is happening in the book. The text in the book is talking about the mysteries of darkness and what is in it, which creates a very tense atmosphere within the audience. The characters face is also shown in a close up as he is reading the book closely.
This opening scene is worth looking at for my own opening scene as it shows mystery very well and easily creates a thrilling atmosphere.