Marnie

Marnie's title sequence displays actor's names, the title and the production company. The transitions are made to look like pages turning over and the background is made to look like a book. This is because the story 'Marnie' was first a novel written by Winston Graham.

Orchestral music is played over the title sequence. When the name of the actors and production company are on screen, the music becomes intense. When the title of the film is displayed, the music becomes romantic. This hints at the plot of the film by using the music to display characteristics.

The first scene of the film is a close-up shot of a yellow handbag. The bag stands out against the dull clothing and the dull train station. This is so that it draws the audiences' attention to the bag and creates an enigma. It makes them wonder who is carrying the bag and what is in the bag.

The camera slowly moves the focus away from the bag and reveals what else is going on in the scene. It introduces the character (a mysterious woman) and the setting.

The quiet scene of the woman and the bag suddenly cuts to a man saying "roles." This is juxtaposition because the scene changes dramatically. This new scene is indoors, the sound is sharp and loud and there is more variation in colour within the shot. The previous scene was outdoors, quiet and gray in colour.

The man starts his dialogue and within this he names a female employee who stole money from him. He repeats the name twice for emphasis to make sure the audience know the characters name.

While the man talks about the employee who stole the money, there is a cut away to a woman who rolls her eyes. This cut away is used so that you can see her opinion on the matter, you can tell that she is annoyed and bored. It also shows which other characters are in the room.

This scene highlights who the more important character is. The man in the gray suit is taller than the man in the black suit. He looks down on the smaller man and the smaller man looks up at the taller man. This clearly indicates that the man in gray is the more significant character in the film.

The last scene of the introduction begins when it cuts to the mysterious woman with the yellow bag. She walks down a hallway and into a hotel room. The audience still can't see her face but can see her actions. Next to her is the yellow bag, open and showing the contents, which contains a lot of money. The woman reveals her identity from a close-up of her ID card. It shows that she has the name of the employee who stole the money.