Analysis of an opening sequence - Chloe

I chose to analyse the opening sequence of The disappearance of Alice Creed, written and directed by J Blakeson, as it inspired us in some way and is similar to the type of film we are willing to make. The low budget film was shot in the Isle of Man and is based in an apartment, where Vic (Eddie Marsan) and Danny (Martin Compston) keep Alice (Gemma Arterton), for the majority of the film. It is fairly simple and I think we could create something similar to it. As we are hoping to create a drama film it also links to it. The title 'The disappearance of Alice Creed' describes the fact that Alice goes missing, in a way we have used this as an idea for our film to keep the title simple. The film starts in a car park, there's no dialogue, just sounds from outside and of Vic and Danny's ''mission''. It's not very clear as to what is happening and what they are trying to achieve but it becomes clear that they're dodgy and up to no good. The music when they are in  the warehouse store seems more upbeat, and as we're taken to the abandoned apartment it changes, showing its more serious than we may of thought. As they put the sound proof walls up and put the bed together, the music has a ticking noise behind it, representing the race against time. For the first five and a half minutes there is no speech, which is finally broken with a simple 'Ok', this creates suspense and tension because the viewer has to create whats going on by themselves before they see what actually happens. This inspired us for our film because we would like the audience to be in suspense to what happens next so they carry on watching.