Black Swan

This credit opening of the " Black Swan " is very plain and simple however it has a deep connotation. We like to make our film opening that is abstract but however has a meaning. 

The Mise en scene 
- that is used are the charcoal chalk. The opening credit has only the colour black and the other main colour that is present is white. This portray this scene as like a spotlight ( just like in the ballet showcase - Nina) The white colour symbolizes purity and innocence however, the black colour is symbolic for death and danger.

The black chalk has an evil connotation as black charcoal are used in an art work. They are made by natural materials which can be found in trees sometimes. They are used to draw attract pictures mostly as it is very hard to control the powder that might spill onto the paint from the chalk and using it to draw is hard and usually not neat.

By having dusts spilling from the charcoal gives a sense of " losing the self" this has a strong negative meaning as when you lose your self you are not doing the right thing and what you do is unconsciously done just like when the demon takeover and controls you. Also, the sense of demonizing the purity - the black on the white which can be clearly seen at the end where the page is filled up with black colour. - meaning demon takes over.

White & Black. 
The pure & the impure. 
The perfect and the imperfect side.

The sound in this opening credit is also very effective. It is non diegetic starting the sequence off with a classical music ( abstract ) which gives a sense of flow and dancing movement - reinforcing the movement of the chalk on the paper. Occasionally the part has a loop to it and it has tension which creates the feeling of eery and somehow quite demonic in a way. It makes the listener feels uncomfortable and unease . We really like the way the tension builds up at the end and the music becomes more powerful and alarming. - This foreshadows something that might happen in the film and telling the audience what genre the film is.