Detailed Analysis of 'Memento'

The opening of 'Memento' is intresting due to the clip is reversed which links it back to the title of the film. The opening contains no forms of speechs which already makes the audience think but the titles says it all which causes a source of tension this shows the forms of a psychological thriller well.
When the viewer sees the gun it becomes clear what has happened but very mysteriously we do not know why and it gives away very little about the film.

The Production and Distribution company of Memento is Newmarket. The name of the production company's is introduced with a bright flash effect, it just appears for a short while. The purpose of this is to show people that the film was produced by this company.

Timeline Of the opening title sequence.

Start

• 0:01 - Production Company: Newmarket
• 0:08 - Production company's name appears again. "NEWMARKET PRESENTS"
• 0:12 - Summit Entertainment
• 0:16 - Team Todd Production
• 0:21 - Director's name - Christoper Nolan
• 0:25-0:37 - Actors names appear

----------TITLE APPEARS AT 0:38--------------

• 0:41 - A man holding a photograph
• 0:45-0:58 - Co-starring actors
• 1:00 - Casting
• 1:04 - Music Producer
• 1:08 - Costume designer
• 1:12 - Editor
• 1:15 - Production designer
• 1:19 - Director of photography
• 1:24 - Co-producer
• 1:27 - Co-executive producers
• 1:32 - Executive producer
• 1:36 - "PRODUCED BY SUZANNE TODD AND JENNIFER TODD"
• 1:42 - Screen play by Christoper Nolan, based on the short story by Jonathan Nolan
• 1:47 - Directed by Christoper Nolan

-----------TITLE SEQUENCE ENDS AT 1:53-------------