the birds

the opening sequence of "The Birds" Alfred Hitchcock 1963. starts with a shot of silhouetted black crows on a white sky behind this is an example of binary opposition it gives the sense of darkness and evil on innocence which links the audience to the narrative,on top of this shot titles are placed they are sans serif simple text common in the thriller genre another connotation to the titles is the colour the colour is a light cold blue connoting sinister feel.

On top of this title sequence non diagetic parrael sound of crows squawking frantic flapping this gives a sens of ambiance and panic to the audience as the sound is high pitched and not something that is nice to listen to.
Next we see a fade cut where we see an ,the fade itself is iconic to the thriller genre, establishing shot of a woman, we can tell she is a important main character because she is centralised in the shot as the camera pans with her walking through the city into the bird shop, this creates a connection with the character and the audience. finally to give a further connection and view on the narrative to come the woman is shot small against the tall city building making representing her as a victim and insignificant person compared to a city landscape.