Research Thriller Openings - Gone Girl

 

The first scene of Gone Girl is of a woman who's hair is being stroked while what seems to be a non-digetic voiceover is in occurence. It is as if the voiceover is taking place in the present day and the pictures are taking place in the past because of the editing of the audio. 

The next scene goes straight through to the opening credits, in the background of these shots are of an empty town with a gloom-like look to them.
Each shot shown shows connotations of nothingness, gone, empty etc.