The Sixth Sense

The title is revealed in the same font as the rest of the credits. The title appears after the main actor Bruce Willis is announced. The credits fade into the frame slowly as they zoom in and become more stretched out. The size of the credits is quite small and the they are a very pale blue colour. The title 'The Sixth Sense' suggest that the film is about something out of the ordinary or supernatural events. Straight away the title makes the audience think about what the film is about and that not everything is normal and something is going to happen.

The setting of the film is revealed slowly as the light becomes brighter. It shows a close up of the light turning on however you are unsure of what it is at first. Once the light has become brighter you can see the room but it is still dark so you can not see everything which makes the viewer want to know what is in the room. It is revealed that it is a cellar that has shelves of wine in. The actress walks down the stairs which are shown to be old as the creaky sound they make when she walks on them is exaggeration.

The costumes and props in this sequence are fairly normal to what an average person wears or uses. The main characters in the opening are dressed up and she is getting a bottle of wine which suggest that they are going to celebrate an occasion that makes the audience feel on edge and uneasy as they can sense that something bad is going to happen when they are meant to be happy. The selves are old and have cob webs on them which creates an eerie atmosphere in the scene.

This opening sequence sets the tone for the rest of the film because the eerie atmosphere is carried on throughout the film. The sense that the women is not down in the cellar on her own creates the feeling that someone is in the house that is not meant to be and that something bad is going to happen in the house. The darkness at the beginning also shows us that the film is going to be dark and not positive.

The opening suggest it is a thriller through a number of different ways. For instance the music is very low and has a slow tempo which creates tension. The overall feel to the beginning is that you know that it is inevitable that something bad will happen to the women even though you still try to think of a way that she can avoid this. The situation is very calm which is a typical connotation of a thriller.

An interesting shot used in the opening is a long shot of the women while she is in the cellar. She is holding a bottle of wine close to her chest which suggests she is scared of something. The choice of lighting on the women creates a shadow of her on the wall next to her which creates a sinister feel and dark tone. The shadow also suggests that she is not the only presence in the room.

The opening sequence introduces one of the characters as a women in a purple dress who seems normal at first. The sounds and her expressions suggests that she senses something is in the house. The close-ups on the women's face allows the audience to familiarise themselves with her and feel like something is going to happen to her. The long shots when she is in the cellar so her to be vulnerable as she is alone in a dark place.

An interesting use of camera work is the extreme close up of the light bulb at the beginning. It comes out of the darkness and slowly turns on. The audience may be unsure what it is at first but at the same time they are realising what it is they are also realising what the setting is. The light bulb turning on also sets up the theme of the film suggesting that there is something good in all the bad (light in the dark).