Opening few seconds of Memento
Memento
The opening sequence of Memento shows the credits layered on top of the background video. This is a common way of opening modern films.
In the foreground you see a hand holding a picture which shows a man against a wall with massive amounts of blood. This gives a disturbing image which makes the viewer want to know what the photo is all about. As the clip continues, you see the man shaking the photo which is meant to make it more clearer as it was taken with an older camera which uses ink. Oddly though the opposite effect occurs when he shakes the photo which makes it go back to it's original state before it was shaked. This gives a distortion of reality disruption of time, repetition + loss of memory.
The image after it has been shaken
Sound
The sound in the opening sequence is slow paced and done by violin. Stringed instruments give a very tense sound and this makes the sound heard give a dramatic + mysterious feeling. When the protagonist is shown completely, he is shown sitting on a bed and you hear him talking, but his lips don't move which means he is speaking through his thoughts. This gives a stream of consciousness and makes this character seem more like he doesn't know what is happening around him and so he uses his mind the majority of time.
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