The sequence begins with a man in a suit falling into water, as we hear a non-diegetic sound fade into a soft piano. This creates a dignified tone to suggest this character is dead, even more so when the scene fades to black, immediately creating some enigma as we recognise this man as the character James Bond. However a hand grabs him as the words "this is the end." are sung. The soft female voice over the piano backing the track creates a quiet, moody atmosphere with a lot of mystery, we don't know what is going on in the sequence for the most part, it relies heavily on connotations to suggest things that may play a role in the overall film.
The text 'Skyfall' appears on the screen as the man (Bond) falls through a gap that has appeared in the sea bed as Adele sings "feel the Earth move". We get teh impression from these first few lines of song that the song matches the film and the lyrics could suggest what will happen in the film. Mise-en-scene is used to great effect in this opening scene as various objects seem to fly across the screen as the camera follows the movement of the inactive body of Bond.
For instance, a cut-out of bond with bullet holes in him and a single bleeding wound under his right shoulder drifts across the scene and makes the audience ask questions - Why has this been place here?, What is its significance to the plot? A convention used in various thriller movies.
Other information shown in the opening title sequence include institutional information such as the production company 'Albert R.Broccoli's EON Productions LTD'. The sequence also includes the actor of the protagonist 'Daniel Craig'and the author 'Ian Fleming' in which the movie is based on his series of books. The style of the title is a serif font which is closely spaced and moves fluidly with the water, this makes it look more natural and may foreshadow what might happen in the story.
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