North By Northwest

North By Northwest is a thriller movie directed by Alfred Hitchcock in 1959. The actors in the film include Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint and James Mason. 

Here we see a green background with blue lines appearing both horizontally and vertically. In addition these lines are 3D on the background.

Whilst the lines are on the screen, the actors and actresses names are appearing and they are positioned so that they are resting on the lines. The names appear on the screen by either flying in from the top or bottom of the screen.

In this screenshot we can see the directors name. Notice that he has his own slide to himself and the font is big implying that he is an important part in the making and production of this film.

We then see that the green background fades into a series of windows reflecting what appears to be a busy main road. Furthermore the large quantity of yellow taxis that pass suggest that the setting could be New York. The music here is also quite high pitched and orchestral which builds tension and uncertainty in the opening.

Here we can see people scurrying around and coming in and out of the building. The mad rush could suggest that its in rush hour and this is reinforced by the people in the scene being dressed smartly- possibly businessmen. A disclaimer is also shown in this scene. 

We can now see people rushing towards the underground, either to head home or to go to work. The camera angle used here is a high angle shot and this shows that there are many people in the scene and also makes them seem small and insignificant. 

We then again see people scurrying around which is a very common theme throughout the opening of the film.

In this scene we see two women fighting to get into a taxi. This shows again just how busy rush hour New York is and the extent people will go to, to get a ride home.

In the final part we see the appearance of Alfred Hitchcock himself as he likes to do in all of his movies. This is quite an iconic scene as the bus driver refuses to open the door for Hitchcock.