In the second installment i will be analyzing some of the camera angles and their effect in the opening of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
We start off in darkness, not a dark room or alleyway but in total darkness, unknowing what is happening in the film. It then flashes close-ups of unknown items. All of these images are dark and very clear giving them a cold, dead look. This could be used for the effect of making the viewer feel rather isolated and that the film has a very dark setting and plot.
It then cuts to a view of calm water. This view is not long at all and after it has been shown it cuts back to the unknown objects, but this time it shows water flowing over and around them. This could be to provide an effect that the water is a cause of death and that the reason the setting is cold and dark is because of the water. It gives the water an almost omni-present role.
It continues like this until we reach a shot where it is a close-up of an image of a dragon. The dragon image is a silver colour on a black background which adds to the cold feel. The water doesn't run as quickly or in as much volume over the dragon causing a viewer to know that the dragon bears an importance and is a powerful symbol.
After the title which 'melts' into water it cuts to a person thrashing while tied and gagged. The person has water running all around them, it then repeats back and forth between this person and a keyboard which also has water running across it. the water in this scene runs moves slowly almost casually which gives the effect that the water is a slow, content killer that does not need to move quickly.
All of these close ups while being the same shot, all give effects to the cold nature of the water and the setting.
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