Analysing Alfred Hitchcock's 'Marnie'

Alfred Hitchcock's 'Marnie' starts with the opening credits in the form of pages being turned like a book. this is used because it was based on a novel by Winston Graham. It starts with the film maker, universal pictures. Then the leading lady 'tippi' Herden, then the leading male role, sean connery and then the director Alfred Hitchcock. this shows that he was as important as the leading actors in the film. Then the co-stars appear, followed by who is featured in the film, followed by the director of photography. then the production designer, then the assistant director, followed by the unit manager.

 once the credits have ended, it zooms in n a yellow bag which takes up the center of the shot. the colours were cleverly Then it slowly zooms out on the person and shows that this defiantly a train station.   chosen because every thing is a dull grey colour, unlike the bag which is bright yellow. this makes the bag stand out and focuses the audiences attention on it other than everything else in the frame. in the background there is a railway track in the back ground, which indicates where the bag and this mysterious person is.

soon after, the scene cuts to someone talking, immediately the viewer assumes that he is some kind of manager  because of his suit and glasses. He talks about someone who stole from his safe (with a close up on the safe). Then he gives a brief description of the suspect, who he obliviously fancies. we can tell this from the way he describes this woman.The is being interviewed by two police men, who seemed to find the situation amusing because of the way he describes her. There is also what I assume is the receptionist because of the way she stands away from everyone else in the corner. She seems to be finding the situation amusing as well. It turns out that the manager didn't get any references from this woman, which the police men and the receptionist find even more amusing.