The opening scene opens with a high-angle shot of the main character laying motionless on the ground. The high-angle shot signifies that since the character, Kevin, is unconscious he is helpless and therefore powerless. After Kevin wakes up and walks up to the bodies, the shot of him walking up to one of the body is a low-angle shot. This, now, portrays Kevin as the powerful one compared to the bodies since he is on his feet and the bodies are helplessly laying on the ground. Kevin goes from being the powerless one to the being the powerful one.
Throughout the opening sequence are shot with low-key lighting and colour graded to look a little darker too. This matches the tone and the themes of the overall plot of the film which explore some adult and dark themes such as mental illness and cold-blooded murder.
The sound within the opening sequence is all non-diegetic. The dialogue, the chirping of the birds, the score of course, are all added in post. The music slowly creeps in at the start and melds in with the chirping of the birds. As he is getting up and walking towards the bodies the music is slowly getting louder creating suspense. The score and the noises of the birds chirping are both diegetic and so is the main character saying "Hello". The "Hello" is dubbed.
The dark red blood, which is on the main character's hand when he touches the back of his head, and the shirt he's wearing which also has red on it tells us that not only the character is in pain but also that he is dangerous. The red that he wears signifies death and love and soon he comes across two dead bodies of his loved ones but Kevin, the main character, is oblivious to them being related to him. This creates some foreshadowing for what's about to come in the film later on as the plot moves on.
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