Opening sequence from The Stranger 2008 by Bryan Bertino

The Stranger 2008

In this opening sequence they start with a narrative, telling the audience about crimes happening in U.S. in each year.

we can see the typography is used orange the meaning for orange can be found in nature in the changing leaves of fall, the setting sun, and the skin and meat of citrus fruit. therefore it may mean the crimes have happened is a natural thing that always happen.

It start with a linear narration about the crime then we can hear a non-diegtice sound of turning on car, then we can see real footage showing house in America, a car passing by using a restrictive narration, tracking to show the movement and a long shot.

The way they show the house it give a enigma code to the audience, or may be is where the crimes happened.

We notice is a real footage by the colour and the quality of it.

Then a non-diegtice came in we can hear a victim speaking on the phone with the police, it give idea of what's the film about.

Then we have a extreme closed-up of a crash window in a car and showing two boy through the hull.

A low-angle shot showing the two boy walk in to a house, a montage editing is used, showing different in the house, knife with blood on it, rose around a ring case,a record player playing, a big splash of blood and gun, show it in close-up shot.

overall the editing is using fade.

The sub-genre of this film include crime, romance and horror.