This over the shoulder shot with the woman’s head

turned along with shadowed dark lighting has

connotations of mystery and suspicion.

This screen shot shows the weapons

being manipulated into daggers.

Screenshot showing the use of black and

red which have connotations of action

and death.

Analysis of the Skyfall title sequence.

During the Skyfall title sequence, a soundtrack produced and performed by Adele is played

throughout. The soundtrack emphasises and reinforces the dark & powerfulness of the

mise-en-scene in Skyfall. I think the power portrayed in her voice fits along with the mise-

en-scene seamlessly and fits the connotations of a classic James Bond tune.

The mise-en-scene is represented as a surreal dreamscape of guns, enemies, blood and

daggers, in an underwater setting with dense shadowing. This gives the audience a sense of

danger, thrill, and mystery. I also love the way that the weapons are manipulated into other

objects such as the daggers into gravestones.

The location changes throughout the

title sequence, implying Skyfall has

elements of both action and fast

pace revealing the genre of the film.

The camera appears to be tracking

Bond throughout the title sequence,

giving the impression that we are

following him on a journey. In the

first scene we see him being dragged

down into the unknown creating

tension and relaying the uncertainty

of Bonds safety to the audience. It is

clear through the use of dark

colours, images of guns in multiple scenes, and the tense powerful music that the genre of

Skyfall is action.

The title sequence of Skyfall is fairly long lasting just under four minutes. This has allowed

for a lot of people who have helped and worked on the film to be given credit. Whereas

usually, only the most important people such as the actors and directors are mentioned.

The second title scene showing the top billed

actor centre of shot showing him being dragged

down, creating tension and uncertainty.

The production company is the first title scene

shown in this title sequence at 0.17 seconds,

with the top billed actor Daniel Craig being

revealed second at 0.21 seconds, showing his

importance in the film. The name of the film is

the third title scene shown at 0.28 before the

main action starts. These three title scenes are

centre of shot implying their importance,

however the text is fairly small allowing the

audience to see the action going on behind it.

The titles are then kept within the same font

and colour of white and fit around the

composition of the shot as each location

changes showing the co-stars.

The producers and directors are then shown

last, right at the very end of the title sequence

as they are the most important in the making

of Skyfall. This is done so their name stands

out to the audience from the rest, as they are

the last scenes the audience sees before the

film commences.

A screen shot showing the last title

scenes revealing the producers and

directors.