The sequence begins with an extreme closeup of a persons mouth. the camera then tracks upwards and rests on the eyes. The persons eyes seem scared and restless, looking from left to right. This, included with the fact that the opening music starts of both loud and unsettling, creates a feeling of both suspence and fear, since the camera is only focusing on one part of the face at a time, which creates an air of mystery since the audiance is wondering who the person is and what they are afraid of. the camera then zooms in on the persons eye and the camera turns a dark shade of red, and slowly coloured spirals come out of the persons eyes and slowly spin their way towards the camera. this intensifies the air of suspence and creates a very stereotypical thriller atmosphere, since the red connotates blood and murder, and the spirals and very intimate portrayel of the eye seem both supernatural and makes the audiance think of a person in some kind of distress, respectivly.
The eye then fades away and we are left with the image of the coloured spiral getting larger and larger as it spins its way towards the screen on a black background. This segment also gives clues to the narrative, since the spirals give a sense of falling, and the film deals with themes of Acrophobia. These spirals continue for much of the sequence, and their changing colour, shape, and consistancy gives the audiance the feel of a never ending fall, and it also has an hypnotic quality, which is in keeping with the films thriller theme.
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