Titanic Opening Analysis

Camera composition: The establishing shot is of the camera panning around a dock, and aiming up towards the titanic, it then follows a slide show style compilation of the titanic being released from the docks, where the camera continues to pan around the environment, however there is no focusing shots at the introduction. |The camera then changes to a medium shot, which still pans around to follow the ship. After that, there is then a close shot of people waving. What is quite strange about the opening is that the camera seems to be from a first person perspective, because the camera is quite shaky, so it must be a designed P.O.V. from one of the people watching the ship. The next clip is a close up weather shot of the water, this time with colour, whereas the clips during the first half of the opening had no tone, this clip of the water eventually leads to the titles' introduction. The camera then fades to black, and a long distance shot is introduced, following a zoom or some sort of panning which follows some submarines which are submerging.
Sound: Like most films, during the establishing shot, music is introduced, and it is also non-diegetic, this music continues and covers the slideshow of clips until about halfway through the opening, the music remains at the same pitch for most of it. Although it doesn't fade out, at about 00:52 sounds of underwater are introduced, as well as the engines of some submarines, which is quite a dark lumber-some sound. There are some other quick sounds introduced towards the ending of the opening scene, such as sonar and an even more intense water sound as the camera has a close shot of the submarines. eventually the music fades out and the diegetic sound takes over.
Mise en scene: Firstly, during the establishing shot, the setting are placed for the 1800's, Most of the costumes worn are quite old fashioned and most of the people range from middle class to upper class, there is also one thing which i spotted, this is a man carrying a camera and taking either a film or a group of photos of the ship leaving. Also, some other props such as hats and handkerchiefs are introduced when the ship leaves. Later on in the opening, some other important props are introduced, such as lights and submarines. The change of setting from lighting of the camera is representing the change of age from the release of the titanic to the submarines.