Opening Credits Analysis Part Two - James Bond 'Skyfall"

In the first shot of this opening title sequence we see the lead actor's name displayed as some interesting Bond style cinematography is exhibited, the colour scheme is very consistent throughout the sequence until the final scene when the scheme changes for dramatic effect storytelling. You can hear the bond theme for this particular film "skyfall by Adele"

The main characters name is shown to establish that the actor previously mentioned plays that character, in the mise en scene we see the character plunging into a whirlpool hinting at danger. the colour scheme is consistent with the previous image, the song is still playing. We see  Bond's lower legs and feet at an angle that makes it seem as if the audience is looking down with the character's perspective.

  The film's title is then displayed with the renowned bond style imagery in the background, the theme song by Adele is reaching its peak at this moment to create a very impressive moment, just as Bond is being consumed by the sea floor. The sound effects played on top of the song begin to change nearer the end of this sequence. what was once a mellow sound turns to a deeper more gritty sound.



This ending scene changes to a deep blood red colour which highly contrasts with the rest of the sequence which was blue, this has huge connotations toward death/blood, and could link the location shown on screen with a certain death to come at that location. we see knives and pistols falling down and hitting the ground as the camera pans through the graveyard, which reinforces  a theme of death.