in the opening scene of Django, we can see that the first shot is a wide shot of simply the scenery. We can see that the scenery isn't full of trees and houses, it is simply just lots of rocks, stones and very dusty paths. The shot lasts for about twenty seconds. By the shot lasting for this amount of time allows the viewer to take in what the place was like at the time. It also keep the viewer intrigued because it makes you want to know what will be linked with such a dull and boring setting. The titles appear in large red writing normally directors wouldn't want you to take your mind off of the intro but by having such outstanding writing makes the opening credits that bit more exciting. All this is accompanied by the theme song which, is quite an upbeat song, which creates a sense of foreshadowing in the sense of happy music along side boring scenery. The music they have used is non diegetic which helps promote the sense of foreshadowing. As the opening scene goes on there is many more shots of men being lead by two men on horses, whilst in hand and ankle cuffs. This then makes the viewer realise these men have been traveling through these terrible conditions as they are clearly the slaves of these men.
When the title of the film appears it is over the top of a shot of the slaves backs. We can see many whip marks on them as their backs are bleeding and are very badly cut. The large writing in red the creates the enigma by linking the two together.
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