The Fellowship Of The Ring
Because The Lord Of The Rings is a fantasy series of films the opening scene tells a prologue to the events of the series, it tells of the 'Rings Of Power' and the events that lead up to the 'One Ring' ending up in the possession of the main character
Sound
The music played at this point is quiet and eerie and this sets the tone for the events prior to the film.
There is a narrator to explain the events that we see on screen in further detail
mise en scene
The main titles fade in slowly to reveal the name of the film, the slow fade in creates a slow pace
We see that something is in the process of being created, the narrator tells us that what we are seeing is the creation of "the rings" this conotes the beggining
We then see the hands of three high elfs recieving there rings, the camera then moves and we see them studying there gifts. We then see the human and dwarf lords recieving rings also. This conotes equality between the races of middle earth
A map of Middle Earth is shown to us next to tell us as an audience where we are, the map slowly drifts towards Mordor and then fades away suggesting that this is a dark place.
The camera then sets the scene of Mordor by showing the land from a wide angle with a volcano erupting deeply into the shot.
The camera then uses the cut in method to show Sauron inside of his volcano lair wielding his ring
