What Lies Beneath Opening Analysis

In the opening sequence of of this What Lies Beneath to begin with there are titles shown underwater which is very dark and shows from the begginning that it is going to be a dark thriller. As the titles fade in and out staying black for a while there is very earie and quiet music playing. After the titles the woman brings her head out from beneath the water and gets out of the bath. Then we see her trying to get rid of the condensation on the mirror but the power goes. As she trys to get the power back on at the socket there are sparks which come of and the hair dryer starts working again.

The sound of the film only has diegetic sound in it of the woman breathing and the hair dryer. This brings the viewer in as there is no non-diegetic sound making it easier for the viewer to remember they are not there. Aswell as this the sound adds to the shock of when she comes out of the water and when the switch sparks as it is a sudden lound sound.

The mise-en-scene is natrual as all the things in the scene are what would normally be in somebodies bathroom. The lighting in the scene is very dark though as there are no lights on in the bathroom just natrual light coming through the curtain from outside.

The editing is very basic as it doesnt jump around alot as there is no thrilling action happening.

The camerawork is effective as there are close ups on the more sudden whtings that happen like when we first see her there is a close up on her face. There is also a midrange establishing shot of the bathroom which also tracks in as if someone is there without her knowing. The use of these to things show that she will be the main character in the film.