- The opening scene of "Knives out" starts off in a dark and isolated area with a mansion being shown and two dogs running as classical music plays. As the scene goes on, it shows different cuts of what is inside the house such as coffee being placed and strange masks and statues as well as books. To add, while these cuts are shown, there are small cuts of a woman walking around her house as she is looking for someone to give the food she made. As the classical music gets faster and louder, she cannot find the person until she opens the door and it is the dead body of a man and drops the food in shock. Different aspects of this scene such as the fast cuts and the music create suspense and a sense of mystery for the audience.
Sherlock Holmes (2009)
-For this film, the opening starts with the credits edited to be engraved on the ground, which is a unique detail about this opening. After the credits, the camera tilts up to show in what seems to be a victorian setting with horses and carriages moving through the street. This whole time so far, the camera uses no cuts including the credits, meaning it pans up to show the horses and carriages. As the camera tilts up, it zooms into the inside of the carriages and shows men inside but mainly focuses on two of them. The camera cuts into the hands of one of the men, who reloads a shotgun and cuts again to show the hands of the other man reloading a handgun. The camera pans up each time and they seem to look at each other in the eyes as they are in a "ready or not" type of mood. After this, it shows a man running from the horses and carriages and quickly looking for a place to hide. As this happens, it cuts again into the faces of the men in the carriages as one of them reloads another handgun as they are ready to look for this other man. The running man finally finds a place to hide in what seems to be a basement and the scene fades out. The music used conveys suspense for the audience as it progresses to get louder with the additions of the fast cuts of the men in the carriage as the other one is running. Overall, this scene provides a sense of mystery for the audience to wonder why these men are looking for the one that is running.
- The Prestige (2006)
The opening scene of this film begins with the credits and the title with a man showing a child a magic trick with a bird while a background voice explains how magic gives away deception. Close up shots of the bird are utilized with slow camera movement to hide how the trick actually works which gives off an unsettling vibe. After this trick, the camera cuts into a large auditorium with a man showing off a stage illusion and a man in a water tank as he is electrocuted inside and vanishes but later appeares drowning in a different tank in a completely different area as a man shines a light but not helping, accepting the drowning mans fate. The ominous music and calm voiceover gives off an unsettling and mysterious vibe for the audience, showing the consequences of what happened after this magic trick went wrong.
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