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Skyfall Title Sequence AnalysisImogen ParslowRepresentations in Skyfall opening credits.

In this opening sequence we see a lot of gender representation, mostnotablyin the first few seconds we see Bond fall into the water being pulled down into thedarknessby awoman'shand, in this shot we see that the hand is much bigger thanhim. This is a representation that classically in the bond films although the men have the power they are easily controlled by women and their desires. This is shown by him being taken into darkness. However you could also argue that since he isdrowningthe femalehand is actually his saviour from death.

Mise-En SceneIn the opening sequence we see cardboardcut-outsof DanielCraig in the style of a target, the target has a wound on his right shoulder which is significant to the film as it is the symbol of his struggle for idealhealthand is representedthrough anewstart for Bond. It is interesting that they show him as a target since this is how thevillainconsidererthe character. The target comes towards theviewersmaking the sequence more interesting, it keeps theirmindsactive as to what is going on asthroughoutthe openingcreditseach scene is showing futureevents in the movie. The shot zooms in to the wound on the target.In this case title sequence the fact that he is wearing a black suit (tuxedo) is typical for the hero (in this case Bond) to wear as he does in most films, it is thestereotypicallooks for his character, the black for the protagonist is bold anddominant showing death to his enemies as well as confidence in hisdecisions.Audio.The backing track to the scene is non-diegetic charactersin the film wouldn't hear it, it is purely for audience reaction. The sound is the Skyfall theme song made especially for the film, the track acts as a narrator to what is going on the film. This music gets much more intense as the credits come to an end getting the audience for the rest of the film, it makes them want to see more of the film as it is immediately left on a cliff hanger. PlaceLater in the title sequence we see Bond in anabandonedwarehouse shooting downhis own shadow, this is symbolic of his mental statethroughoutthe film.However this could be interpreted as him shooting his former self, something which he has to do in the film in order to become stronger.

EditingThe use of colour changes towards the end of the credits, this is going with the idea of tension mounting in the storyline. The colour goes from a dark blue to a red symbolising danger, aggression as well as passion. These are all things that fans and typical viewers would expect from a James Bond film.