Black Swan (2010) Product Research

The very beginning of the title sequence of Black Swan the screen is black and blank, but music is played. The music is a slow pace and adds an eerie atmosphere to the sequence to suggest that this film is going to be creepy and spine chilling.

A few seconds into the title sequence the colour red appears on the screen. A different mixture of different reds swirling around and occasionally black would appear in the middle. The use of the colour red, as the colour itself has different meanings, could imply the confusion she experiences throughout the film. The use of the colour black that appears every few seconds is mixed in with the red which could suggest the negativity and depression in her life throughout the film.


After this, there is a close up of the ballerinas feet, giving us an idea what the film will mainly be about. The background is very dark and you can't see anything except her feet. This could be to keep the audiences main focus on the dancer not her surroundings.

The feet of the ballerina are being tracked and after this the shot fades back into the different mixtures of the colour red and black. The next shot is a close up on white feathers which contrasts to the title of the film, but then see the black feathers.

My favourite shot in the whole of the title sequence has to be the mid-shot at the end when the dancer is doing swan like movements with her arms and moving away from the camera, with her face not being shown which creates a sense of mystery, with the fog in the foreground adds to this.





http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTvo8UPO_Bk