Gone Baby Gone opening sequence

The opening of 'Gone Baby Gone' starts with the sound of the wind and of the distant noises. There is then a static shot for three seconds of an American flag poster which makes the audience realise the film is based in America. Soft music starts to play, blending in with the diegetic sounds which straight away creates a calm yet sad atmosphere which hints to the audience that something bad has happened. There is then many straight cuts showing different people which then becomes clear towards the end that they are all part of a neighborhood. There is a voice over of a man talking about life in a very warm and loving way which makes the audience want to get to know his character. The voice over then stops for 23 seconds where there is a climax in the music. The camera then focuses on a man and the audience and the voice over starts again which makes the audience think that the man is who is speaking. The voice over then says, "when your jobs is to find people who are missing." This makes the audience think this character may be part of the police and that someone has possibly gone missing in the neighborhood, which relates to the title of the film. The footage being shown along with the voice over is of a neighborhood showing the type of people that live there which come across as working classed people due to their clothing. The audience also gets to see the setting of the film. There is then a straight cut showing a policeman then another straight cut of a photograph of a young girl, which makes everything link together that a little girls has gone missing. The use of lighting is natural creating that normal day to day life atmosphere. Altogether this opening is very effective as it engages the audience and enigma is created, making the audience want to know the answers, making them continue to watch the film.