1. Analysis of the opening sequence of… Silence of the Lambs 1991 Directed by : Jonathan Demme Genre : Crime Thriller

2. Summery of Opening Scene The film starts with some shots of a woman running through a dark, misty wood. It gradually becomes apparent that she is running an assault course. An F.B.I. man tells her that a Mr. Crawford wants to see her. At this stage it is made clear that she is working for the F.B.I. because we see her making her way through corridors full of guns and agents. She then enters some offices where she finds some newspaper clippings and pictures about a murderer called ‘Buffalo Bill’. She is set an assignment by Crawford and the scene ends there. The audience only get some basic information at this point in the film.