The Sixth Sense Analysis.

The opening clip starts with a black background, having blue titles fade in and out of the frame. This immediately  tells the audience that this film is not going to be happy or cheerful, as blue and black are very cold and chilling colours. The music that goes with these opening titles adds greatly to this effect, as string instruments at high pitches are used, gradually building up tension. The music uses long notes and is very dramatic, building up to the following scene. These titles are very stretched out, emphasising their effect and creating tension for the audience.

The first scene in this sequence starts with the increased glow of a light bulb, which is the only object in the frame, perhaps showing its importance. Whilst this scene starts, there is a faint wind sound which sometimes is used to show the arrival of ghosts or something that is unnatural, tuning in with the music in the title sequence.

As a woman appears, the camera is placed behind an object on the shelf facing her, giving the impression that the audience are spying on her. This adds to the 'creepy' atmosphere that has already been created by the music and titles. The audience begin to ask questions such as 'Who is this woman?' 'What is she doing?' 'Where is she?'

There is a track shot following the woman and getting closer to her as she chooses some wine off the shelf, showing that this is probably one of the main characters, and important. The track shows that she senses something is wrong, through the display of her emotions and body language in the following shots.

This long shot showing her 'scared' body language is effective on the audience with creating the effect that something unnatural is in the cellar with this woman. With her on the extreme left side of the frame, the shot gives the impression that something is present on the right side, and that she can sense that it's there.

The final shot in the opening sequence again gives the impression that the audience are meant to be 'spying' on the woman, perhaps observing her in this personal encounter with something that's not meant to be in the cellar with her. The camera is placed down the side of the stairs, and shows as the woman leaves the shot that she runs up the stairs, giving the impression that she is uncomfortable in the cellar.