Analysis of opening and titles - Black Swan

In the opening sequence of Black Swan directed by Darren Aronofsky (2010), the main genre of thriller is shown clearly throughout from the micro elements.  To begin with an micro element that fits the genre at the very beginning is the use of non-diegetic sound of a piano being played which starts before the titles are even introduced to the audience, the music is shown to represent the pace the character is drawing at. Therefore at the beginning of the opening, the tone of the music is calm and steady as the drawing is going at a slow pace to create an illusion to the audience that nothing is going to happen. But later on in the opening, the sound of the piano being played is fastened as the character speed's up drawing. Straight from the beginning, an enigma code is incorporated as confusion is built up for the audience as they are unsure of what the character is drawing and even if this character is relevant in the film. This opening has helped to inspire ours as I particularly liked the enigma codes made prominently throughout the opening. It is entirely consisted on mystery and confusion which makes the audience want an answer to all of their questions, all of which fit into the thriller genre. Which is why I think creating more unanswerable questions for the audience at the opening will be more successful as they will want to know what is going to happen next. Although in difference, I do not like the titles used in this opening therefore for ours I would want to feature a font that is more modern. This may be because the titles used for this opening doesn't fit in with our genre and the audience would expect to see a more contemporary title instead.

The titles are still made to be shown prominent throughout the opening as they purposely add the titles on top of the scene. This has been done to add attention to both the titles and the scene but by having the titles placed in different angles of the screen and not just at the bottom, it allows the audience to acknowledge the cast members names that are appearing. For the film, the titles are made to look historic and aged more than modern which could dishearten the audience's attention although it adds onto the enigma code as the film could be of a more mature content. 
But they have added another twist into the opening and managed to fit in another micro element being the cinematography, where they have created the opening to all be extreme close up shots therefore the audience only see the hand of the mystery character drawing something that is yet to be identified. Slowly the pace of the music begins to speed up and the tension is dramatically increased as the character’s drawing pace also alongside the music speeds up which leaves the audience in anticipation to finally see the drawing being created. 

However right before the title ends, the drawing is finished and left on a black image from the chalk which then leaves the element of mystery from the genre to the audience. After the title of the film is shown on top of the black chalk from the drawing, over the non-diegetic music the sound of glass shattering is put on top which then leaves so many questions to the audience as they are left in a confusion which shows the style of the film which links on from the genre.The mood and style even just from the opening is mysterious and suspicious, the moral of the beginning made by the directors was perhaps for the audience to be completely unaware of what is going on. This is because in the opening, it doesn't suggest much about the narrative of the film or what is happening, who the random hand drawing belongs to, if it is a character in the film? Which leaves the audience to then be more interested in the film and want to continue to watch it to answer their questions that they've formed throughout the opening. 
As for the Utopian Solution, it was not solved as overall in the film the main character kills herself. Therefore the end is never fully completed although she does fulfil the role of both the White and Black Swan however it conflicts with her mental health which eventually is the ending as the solution to the character's problems resulted in death. However, this could itself could be the end solution as there could of been no way out for her stress other than for her to kill herself. This links in with the social tension she is faced with throughout the film which begins to become the main cause of her failing mental health.