Sherlock Holmes opening scene

In this opening scene from Sherlock Holmes (2009) the first thing I noticed were the titles of the institutions encarved into the pavement this makes the audience think that the film is set in a very old setting in Victorian England. The audience is also aware of the dark setting as the edges of the screen are shown to be very dark and the light appears to be from some kind of torch or lantern, this suggests that the movie is very dark and could contain a lot of dark scenes. The carriages in the scene are dark and seem to have prison bars on the door, this suggests that the film is based around some kind of crime and suggests there could be prisoners inside or there is some kind of chase going on, they also appear to be travelling very fast, conforming to the idea that this is a chase scene, as they look like they might be chasing after someone later in the clip, the carriages also suggest that the film is set in old London like in the 1800's. The costumes the police officers are wearing in the scene look very old and outdated by modern standards continuing to support the idea of old London they aslo appear to be under the command of the people in civilian clothing, as they are armed with guns,and the camera appears to focus on tehm more than the police officers, this could suggest that they are also detectives, as they appear to be wearing suits and hats like the normal people of the time and the stereotypical clothes people would think detectives would wear such as tweed jackets and bowler hats, Sherlocks costume is in constrast of what we expect from a man we know as rich and from a very upper class family, as he looks very scruffy and unorganised. The guns also suggests the film includes action sequences and presents the idea of danger into the film. The camera can be seen as using a dolly shot to chase the carriages, this helps build an idea of there speed and suggests there is a chase scene going on, they also use a dolly shot to chase the main character Sherlock down the streets, the way they use this makes the audience feel the police are after him, as he appears to be trying to get away from someone. The crow used commonly reepresents death and suggests that someone has been murdered. The non-digetic sound used in the background very swiftly changes from the main sherlock theme, which shows a kind of humour in the film with the use of an accordian to produce the sound, the sound quickly changes to fast pace sound that suggests the danger and the chase scene as it is quick and helps build the tempo of the chase, and it helps build suspense as the audience doesn't know who there chasing and why. The digetic sound caused by the guns is very action cliche as they suggest action is about to happen and it is a common why to suggest these guys are going into action.