Opening Sequence Analysis - Corpse Bride

1. Opens with some music playing (Non Diegetic) 
2. The Warner Brothers institution logo then appears from a fade from black transition. (Distributer) 
3. Then, the logo disappears with a fade to black transition.
4. Cuts to an extreme close up of Victor opening a book. There are credits over the top of this image. 
5. Cuts to a shot of a picture frame of a photograph of Victor and his dog. 
6. Then the camera tilts downwards to reveal a feathered quill in ink. 
7. Then Victors hand reaches across the screen to pick up the quill. 
8. Cuts to a downwards extreme close up shot of Victor's hand holding the quill as he begins to draw a butterfly. 
9. Cuts to many different shots of this as the credits continue to roll over the top of the these images on screen. 
10. Cuts to a  close up shot of the drawing that Victor has done. 
11. Cuts to a Medium close up of Victor.
12. Cuts to a medium shot of a butterfly under a glass jar. 
13. Cuts to a long shot of Victor sitting on his chair at his desk. He then stands up and starts to open his window.
14. Cuts to a medium close up of Victor as he opens his window looking in from the outside of the window. 
15. The camera tilts downwards as Victor bends down to look inside the jar with the butterfly in it. 
16. As Victor lifts the glass the camera cuts to a Medium shot from behind Victor as the butterfly briefly flies around him. As this is happening the title of the film fades in over the top of the image on screen. 
17. As the butterfly flies out of the window, the camera follows it.
18. The camera continues to follow the path that the butterfly is flying in. 
19. The sound of a ticking clock then fades in. (Diegetic) 
20. This section is mostly filmed in one shot with the occasional cut. This give the scene a nice flow and the camera effectively mimics the illusion of flight because the reason it's filmed in this way is to make the audience feel as though they're flying with the butterfly. 
21. There are sounds of the street and the bustling of people and the sound effects that they make when they're doing something. (Sweeping, chopping up fish etc.) (Diegetic) 

• The costume implies that this film is set in what looks like the Victorian era. Also, the houses and the vehicles also connote that this film is set in the Victorian era. 
• The music used could also show when the film is set. 
• The characters are animated using stop animation and they are made from Plasticine. This allows the character's designs to be over the top and almost like caricatures.