The opening sequence of "The Birds" starts with a shot of silhouetted black crows on a white sky this is an example of binary opposition it gives the sense of a dark presence possibly evil against the white sky.
On top of the shots the titles have been placed, the font is simple and common in the thriller genre, the colour of the text is blue, it’s a cold blue which connotes a sinister feeling. Over the action and title we can hear non diegetic parallel sound of crows squawking frantic flapping this gives the audience a sense of ambiance and slight panic the sounds used are high pitched and not something that is nice to listen to making the viewer feel uncomfortable.
Next we see a fade cut, (fading is iconic to the thriller genre), and then an establishing shot of a woman, from her central position we can tell she is an important character. In this shot we can see that the camera pans along as she walks through the city into the bird shop, This gives the audience a connection with the action and makes the viewer feel as if they know what is going on
On top of the shots the titles have been placed, the font is simple and common in the thriller genre, the colour of the text is blue, it’s a cold blue which connotes a sinister feeling. Over the action and title we can hear non diegetic parallel sound of crows squawking frantic flapping this gives the audience a sense of ambiance and slight panic the sounds used are high pitched and not something that is nice to listen to making the viewer feel uncomfortable.
Next we see a fade cut, (fading is iconic to the thriller genre), and then an establishing shot of a woman, from her central position we can tell she is an important character. In this shot we can see that the camera pans along as she walks through the city into the bird shop, This gives the audience a connection with the action and makes the viewer feel as if they know what is going on
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