Genre Research- Black Swan

Black Swan- 2010
Directed by: Darren Aronofsky
Starring: Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis Vincent Cassel and Winona Ryder
With a production budget of 13 million, the film grossed over 106 million in the U.S. alone and over 329 million worldwide.
Reviews were generally positive with an 85% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Natalie Portman won an Oscar, a BAFTA award and a Golden Globe for "Best Actress" from her work in Black Swan. The film also collected many Oscar and Golden Globe nominations for best film and directing. 

In the opening of the film, the first image is the company, Fox Searchlight pictures and then fades into a close-up of someone drawing with black chalk. The screen is dark still and appears to have a vignette around it. The chalk is moving very fluidly and the camera follows it around the canvas. The incidental music is a orchestral song, similar to the music from the Nutcracker, and is beautiful yet haunting. While the chalk moves around, the directors name, associates, writers, producers, screenwriters, and music directors names are presented. The screen dissolves between the chalk moving around and continues the fluid movements. As the lines on the paper become darker, the incidental music begins to intensify and the main actors' names are shown. The music becomes louder and even more intense as the canvas is covered more with black the the person drawing moves the chalk harder and faster. The person drawing eventually breaks their chalk and the screen fades to black. A loud crashing sound effect is heard and the title Black Swan  appears on screen. Finally, the music and picture fade away. This opening poses many questions and makes the audience wonder what the drawing was and why the person was so aggressive. The incidental music and editing techniques create a thrilling mood and intrigue the audience.