shutter Island 2010

Shutter island is a physiological thriller directed by Martin Scorsese. The opening credits are separate to the film and do not contain any storyline details. The opening scene is a montage of several locations, The first being a long shot of what seems to be an asylum. The people credited during the opening are those who played a big part in the production of the film, this includes people such as Leonardo Dicaprio as the main actor, Dennis Lehane who's novel the film is based on,  Martin Scorsese the director and several others. As the credits draw to an end an establishing shot of the island is shown to show the main location for the film.

sound 

During the opening credits there is no diegetic sound. the only sound that can be heard is the music played over the scene. The music helps to create and build tension,by matching the dark and airy atmosphere of the scene. The music continues to get louder and louder throughout the opening credits making the sequence seem dramatic and adding a sense of intensity.

Editing/Camera-work

The lighting is very low level and dim light, this is to give off an airy and haunting atmosphere. The opening sequence are shot as a montage, this is too give short clips to give a sense of the film but without giving any of the storyline away. Transitions are used to move between different clips during the montage, the dissolve and the fade transition are used to smoothly connect the clips together without them seeming disjointed.