Editing

Editing plays a big importance to how the opening sequence is put together, as the images, sound and shot angles all need to relate to the theme of the rest of the film. Looking at the "Hannibal" opening sequence, the credits are in red, and appear slowly on the black background, creating a darker impression of the film to the spectator. Also there is very faint music in the background which makes it more eery, you can also hear voices which are introduced into the opening frame by another frame emerging - the scene of the voices. Although this isn't a very suspence -filled opening, the way it has been edited adds mystery as it's not overly detailed but has a different and more interesting approach.