Conventions of childrens opening sequence

Analyzing Atmosphere in the film called, A Series Of Unfortunate Events, directed by Brad Silberling in 2004. The beginning is happy with elvs running around in a happy and fast paced manor, however this is not real beginning as the rest of the film is completely different and has a different atmosphere. It then turns dark and gloomy as the characters are introduced and the music which created a happy and upbeat atmosphere comes to a hault. The atmosphere in the rest of the sequence deteriorates as the children find out there parents have been killed in a fire at there home. There is low key lighting throughout the sequence to make everything seem sad and depressing. The transition from the beginning of the sequence when it is happy and joyful to dark, sad and gloomy makes you think that something is going to go bad. Throughout the sequence everything seems mysterious and you feel a little confused.