Analysing an Opening Sequence
Poirot
This image from the opening sequence helps to show the genre of the TV series as a gun and a magnifying glass move across the screen. The gun shows that there is most likely to be violence within the program. The magnifying glass shows that there is going to be some kind of investigation into an event that has happened.
This image helps to show the location of where Poirot is set as a train like this is seen as being quite stereotypically French. The name of the program also helps to tell viewers where the program is set as Poirot is a French name, this means that the actor is most likely to be French and it is most likely to be set in France.
At first, the main character which is Poirot, is introduced by doing a close up of his face and he is smiling. This shows the audience who he is and that he is the main character. This could also show part of his personality as because he is smiling during the close up of his face, this could show that he is a kind person. There is also a long shot which shows the whole of his body and shows him walking around. This helps to show his body language and the way that he chooses to dress.