Gone Girl Fan Made Title Sequence

Cinematography
Near the beginning of the title sequence for 'gone girl' it has a cross-cut shot of a woman's hand writing in a notebook from different angles. One of the shots is an extreme close-up of the words that are being written from a high angle, the other shot is a close-up from a high angle of the notebook as the woman writes. There are several other cross-cutting shots which are featured in the opening sequence, showing that there are many small details that the producers don't want the audience to miss. The scene cuts to big close-up of the woman's shoulders which then tilts downwards to show her arms resting on the table. In the middle of the opening scene the camera pans across pens scattered over the tabletop in an extreme close-up. Alongside the other shots, this could suggest that the writing is an important part to the narrative and may be some clue to the plot.

Mise-en-scene
Throughout the whole opening the colours are fairly muted, such as greys, whites, blacks, pale blues, dark blues and a slight accent of yellow, this could suggest that the narrative is sad natured or slightly dark. One notebook is used alongside many ballpoint or biro pens in the start to show key information about the narrative, however later in the scene a wash cloth and glass of wine are also used. In a few of the shots the location is shown. There is a large lake lined with trees and grass in a presumed countryside area. The long shot of the lake suggests that it could play a significant part of the narrative and could represent sadness or isolation, but also calm and peacefulness. This leads the audience to believe that the lake will somehow become involved with the girl that is shown in the rest of the opening sequence.

Sound
During the entire title sequence guitar music is playing, accompanied by a female singer who is singing at the same volume as the backing music. The music is quite upbeat but could also be interpreted with a hint of sadness.