The film opens with the Film 4 logo with the music which would usually accompany it. It then fades to black and then 'Awarding funds from The National Lottery' appears at the bottom of the screen, with the 'UK FILM | COUNCIL' logo in the centre of the shot. At 0:21
appears with the sound of the wind in the background, signifying already that this is set in the countryside. The blue background of the text could be a representation of the title 'submarine' as well as the sea and the depressed tone that is portrayed through Oliver Tate's character. The fact that the letters are spread out also is a stylistic feature of the signature 'Submarine' typeface. At 0:24 there is a tracking shot of what we assume is a boy's bedroom since there is a blue bed, posters and drawings on the walls. At 0:30 'In association with the Wales creative IP fund and the film agency Wales' in the same style as the other titles. Similarly at 0:34 'in association with the optimum releasing and protagonist pictures' appears on screen, at this point also to accompany the wind, there are seagulls, reinforcing our idea of this being set near the sea and in the countryside. At 0:39 it returns to the tracking shot revealing a wall completely covered in pictures, posters, prints and drawings suggesting that this character is quite creative and enjoys the arts. As this continues, a desk with notebooks a typewriter and books is displayed suggesting that this character perhaps likes writing and reading, alongside his drawing. At 0:43 'in association with red hour films' appears on screen, with the seagulls in the background being louder on the titles.
At 0:47 'A warps films production' appears on screen in the same typeface, with the seagulls, again, in the background. This then transitions to the tracking shot*, this time in another position revealing a different part of the room with a skeleton, telescope and a solar system, in this way it signifies how Oliver may have a interest in the world around him. At 0:54 there is a non-diegetic narrator which we assume is Oliver since the camera arrives on him, 'Most people think of themselves as individuals' as the tracking shot continues down to a boy who is sat, hugging his legs, sat in the corner and staring out the window. He continues, '..that there's no one on the planet like them. This thought motivates them to get out of bed, eat food and walk around like nothings wrong', he then confirms his identity 'My name is Oliver Tate'. In this way, it is apparent that this is our protagonist since it has been only focused on him so far. At 1:05 the shot of Oliver cuts to a medium close-up, to a close-up, between these cuts there is a strum in the music, there is another strum as he moves his eyes to the camera at 1:06.
This scene transitions to a rather picturesque establishing shot of a typical North Wales town in the valley, presumably by the sea, due to the seagulls. At 0:13 there is a straight cut to a wide shot of a sunset or sunrise of hills and the countryside. There is another cut of the sea and another at 1:24 of the sea and the horizon. This is followed by another wide shot of the sea. Finally there is a wide-angle shot of the sunset over the sea when the title of the film appears, with letters spread out in the same style, 'SUB MAR INE'. At 1:44 There is a shot of Oliver Tate with his silhouette, looking out to sea. There is then a close-up shot of his silhouette, of his head at 1:48.
*We used this as an influence for the tracking shot in our film opening.
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