Analysis Of Knowing Opening Title Sequence.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rx7eaCCYv1U

Knowing
The colouring used in the film is very dark almost like there is a dark shadow over everything because when the sun appears through the black background which has tiny numbers covering it that initially look like stars before they grow in size it makes it look like it is the moon before it turns blue. The colouring of the footage of the girl is also very dark and everything around her is blurred which is in contrast to the shots of other characters which are bright. The text used in the film is white on a black background with what look like stars around it that blurs in and changes from a sequence of numbers to the text which gives the viewer a disorientated feeling because the so called stars suddenly change into numbers and what you thought was a night sky because of them and the sun is actually something completely different so you cannot tell what you are looking at. The first shot of the girl we see is a close up of her face while she is looking at the sun, it shows her eyes clearly that have a dark possessed look to them which is consistent with the convention of thrillers containing links to amnesia because the girl has a disturbed mind because she can hear voices and keeps writing numbers over and over again. Another convention used is that the main character is a girl and a lot of thrillers use the objectification of girls. The girl is also seen to be in peril when she is in the cupboard because she is covered in blood looking like she is typing and tells her teacher to help her get rid of the voices and these are the first words we hear her say so are important.


The sound used during the credits and during the shots of the girl is the sound of people whispering which really unnerves the viewer because you can hear it but not where it is coming from or what is being said. The non-diegetic background music is very low pitch long notes that help to add suspense to the atmosphere so you can tell that something is not quite right.

The costume used is basic clothing for the time in which this part of the film was set which is 1959. The setting is a school in Lexington, Massachusetts and because this is a very normal location it is consistent with the convention that something extraordinary is going to happen because this is during a very normal situation.

The Editing style used is continuity editing and this helps to create the feeling that the events are happening in real time and the girls state is getting worse because it goes from her staring at the sun to writing numbers to writing in blood on the walls.

The camerawork used is very clever because it zooms in on her face quite a lot which shows her very fragile state of mind very well because her eyes look very glazed over and her face looks white and pale unlike the other characters who look very bright. The high angle shot of the girl when she is in the cupboard makes her look very vulnerable and small because there is something in her head causing the voices which is overpowering her. The teacher is in contrast shown with low angle shots which gives her a feeling of authority over everyone and this is also shown by point of view shots from the girl up to the teacher showing she has control over the girl.