The opening of Shutter Island has very little credits, in fact other than the production companies animations and the title of the film, there is no credits. This could be to get the audience to concentrate on what is happening in the scene and not miss important information. This could be the badge and gun on the characters belt, suggesting he is a police officer. It could also be the shackles hanging from the roof, suggesting that where ever the boat is going, it is going to be bring back prisoners or try to. This could then suggest that the man is a agent for a government agency such as the FBI or CIA rather than being a police officer, because he is going on a boat to somewhere to bring back multiple prisoners.
The film Shutter Island is part of the mystery genre. Some conventions may be low key lighting, little to no information on characters and have things for the audience to see and make guesses about. Shutter Island has all three of these conventions, with no information on the character other than his name. The setting is a boat, that has low key lighting, a common trait of mystery genre films. There are some hand cuffs hanging from the roof, letting audience think that the boat may be some sort of prison.
There is a few different types of shots used during the opening. There is an establishing shot of the boat, and there is the standard close up, medium up and other shots. The pace of shots is slow with shots lasting around 4-6 seconds. The transitions are just plain cuts between the shots.
There is not much sound used in the opening, but all the sound is diegetic, such as the boat horn and dialogue. There is no music or sound effects or any special effects are used in the opening. The opening is a very linear and typical opening of the mystery genre. There is the big question of why are there shackles hanging from the roof of the boat, and where is the boat going which is to be expected.
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