Black swan - opening scene

This scene creates tension by the scene starting off peaceful and ordinary to then switching it up to become 'nail bitting' as the main female character starts to look frightened and the music starts speeding up and it looks like she has no control over what she is doing and how she is dancing.

Sound

• Diegetic sound is used throughout the scene of her dancing. The sound is instrumental music and the music often heard at the Ballet.
• The diegetic sound starts to become deeper and faster as she gets into the dance with the male character and he seems to become a fear of hers and he suddenly changes costume into black clothes with a lot of feathers.

Camera

• A close up is used when she is dancing it just shows the audience her feet and her perfect technique. This is used because it shows the audience that she knows whats shes doing and that she doesn't have any fault and that she is one of the best dancers.

Editing

• A high angle shot is used when she has finished dancing and she has sat on the floor. The camera has moved to become higher than her which maybe shows she has been looked down on before from other dancers or her teachers.

Mise-en-scene

• The main female character is wearing a traditional white ballet leotard which shows she is proud of being a ballerina and she takes it seriously. It also fits in with the title being 'Black Swan' even though she is dressed in all white.
• The main male character at the start is wearing traditional black ballet clothing which shows he wants to be a ballerina. But then he suddenly changes into black feathers and acts as if he is a bad person which is trying to take her dream away from her. It also goes with the title of the film being 'Black Swan' as he is dressed as if he is a black swan..