Submerged
The opening sequence is about two men who are investigating the ocean inside of a submarine, the men look as though they work for the government or are officials. Inside of the submarine, the men find what they think is a ship and immediately their radio and electronics stop working, leaving them not able to communicate and stranded there.
Through the opening sequence of the film submerged, the audience is already able to establish the vibe of the entire film. The scene uses dark lighting throughout, the sound effects creates ambiance as the submarine produces eerie sounds, the soft music as well tends to the scary atmosphere of the scene. The intensity of the scene is quite high throughout. Although during the first half of the sequence nothing has happened, because of the aura, the audience is able to predict that there could be something
happening.
The tension is built up slowly through the use of mostly dialogue. The two men see something on the monitor and discuss what it is which is when the tension builds up. They use quotes such as "What the hell is that?" and "The electronics system is down". Something that could be improved in this film is that the dramatic music comes in right at the beginning, therefore there isn't a steady build up of tension when something does go wrong. The only cue is the dialogue.
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