Red Eye Opening Sequence.

Narrative Structure:
The narrative structure for Red Eye is a continuous structure. The storyline of the opening sequence is one big question. We are given hints that something bad could happen and we have our mystery man as he steals this girls wallet. Is he a criminal? We ask. We don't know. There are two main scenes during the opening of Red Eye. One is the mystery man who's face we never see. He steals this girls wallet, takes her credit and debit cards and throws them away but leaves her picture in it. The second scene is a group of men moving some form of cargo. We get the impression that whatever it is they are moving or transporting is illegal products as it's been hidden in a frozen fish box.

Thriller Codes and Conventions:
The opening sequence is one big enigma code. It's jam-packed full of questions. We are continually asking 'who is that man'?, 'why is he stealing that girls wallet?', who are these men?', 'why are they transporting and why?'. The sequence is also filmed at night time. We are presented with partial vision with the fact that we never see our mystery man's face. We don't know who he is, whether he's good or bad or whether the men transporting something are the bad guys. One of them, obviously, is the a bad guy of some sort as the impression we get from the music and what they're doing seems suspicsious.

Camerawork:
We are given a lot of traccking shots, following our main mystery man and the girl who's wallet he steals. We get ECU's when he's looking through her wallet, again, to conceal his identity and so we really pay attention to what he is doing as it may be important later on in the film.

Mise-En-Scene:
We are given lots of pictures to look at, mainly of a young, teenaged girl. She might well be the main character, but from the opening sequence we're not too sure as we hardly see her, apart from when she puts down her wallet. Outside is night time, this is another main thriller convention. We're also given an ECU of a map or some sort. Could it possibly be an escape route? We're not told. Hence, the use of questions needing answered.

Sound:
To begin with we here an aeroplane taking off noise. This could signify that the main action takes place on a plane. We're also provided with some up-beat music everytime it cross-cuts to the group of men transporting cargo (?) this could possibly signify the troublemakers or what they are doing is some form of illegal activity. We also have a build up of tension and a jumpy moment when our myster man grabs the girls wallet to signify an important moment in the sequence.

Editing:
The editing is very quick-paced and in some points jumpy. This could be to signify important aspects of the film. It also has a continous flow. It cross-cuts from the mystery man and the group of men many times to show what's happening at both times, and possibly to show that this is happening at the exact same time.

Graphics:
The credits are in a form of type-writing style and are centered, but they do move around the screen at different points. The title of the film id centered and in a very bold writing. It is also red, this is ironic as the title of the film is 'RED Eye'.