Memento Opening

Director:Christopher Nolan
Memento opens with the production companies names in a blue font on a black screen each one fades out as the next appears.
It also says 'A film by Christopher Nolan' - the director before the main actors titles appear. The music also starts with the titles and reaches a climax as the title 'Memento' fades onto the screen. Still with the film's name the black background behind it fades into a hand holding a Polaroid picture. The picture is unclear but what looks like blood can be seen. Every so often the hand shakes the picture but each time the picture becomes even more unclear. As the Director's name appears again the picture has completely faded and returns into the camera explaining that time is going backwards. The scene after also explains what the picture was.
Memento sets the mood of a thriller because the music is quite sinister and it portrays some kind of crime and mystery which is unclear until the end.