The first shot we see in the opening sequence to Vertigo is an extreme close up of a female face. ( shown above ) . The audio at this point in the sequence is a very 'spooky' soundtrack, with a hypnotic rhythm. We then see the woman's eyes, that appear to be very glassy and scared, darting left and right. At this point now the soundtrack includes hard, thrilling violin sounds. The shot then moves to the woman's right eye, whilst titles appear at the bottom of the shot.
After seeing an extreme close up of this eye for approximately 8 seconds, a red haze covers the shot. The colour red is often associated with blood, danger or fear. At this point, especially considering the loud, hypnotic music the audience may feel very unsettled.
A dissolve the occurs, and a spiral, swirly, rotating image descends into the shot, adding to theme of hypnosis. As the shot zooms into the woman's eye it could be said the audience is being taken deep inside her mind.
These spiral patterns then continue to make up the rest of the opening sequence until we finally return to the woman's eye at the end. During the sequence of changing spirals the rest of the cast and credits are shown on the right hand side of the screen, whilst the mysterious, thrilling music still plays in the background.
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