In the opening the setting and characters are established. We see the protagonist Hanna, who lives with her father in the forest.
The questions asked within the opening of this film are: Why does she need to know as many languages? Why does she have such a little general understand of life? Why do they live so far apart from society?
All the sound within the opening of the film Hanna is diegetic. This could have been used to create a sense of isolation and could also relate to when she asks her father about music and what it feels like. The diegetic sound within the scene is ; the sound of her ragging the animal through the snow, the speech, the fighting and of the deer squeaking before it hit the ground. The sounds the deer makes before it dies is very effective in creating an uncomfortable and fairly sympathetic atmosphere for the audience.
The mise en scene in the scene is prominently the clothing the characters wear. Both Hanna and her father wear clothing that looks suited to the environment they are residing in. The clothing is made from animal skins and allows her to merge in to the forest.
There is very little editing in the opening sequence. Although the editing that is evident is fairly subtle. And example of this being when we see a shot of her standing behind a tree stalking the deer and then the camera goes past a tree and she disappears connoting speed and agility.
The cinematography used when the characters are talking are generally mid shots, these allowing the audience to see the facial reactions of the characters. They use a point of view shot when she is running after the deer almost to make you feel apart of it but also so you can keep up with the action. They use a tracking shot when she is running through the speeds to show movement and action within the shot.
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