The opening scene of Pan’s Labyrinth starts off with a over-the-shoulder shot of a book whos pages that before the characters very own eyes starts to manifest images creating its own story and instructions of how to guide yourself through Pan’s Labyrinth. The next shot is a long shot to give a idea of the characters sorroundings. The main character of this fantasy-based scene is a girl around the age of 12, She is dressed in a faded away green coloured dress, suggesting innocence and kindness. As she enters a extreme long shot is used to show the greatness of the size of the labyrinth. After some time in the labyrinth a close up of the hourglass is used to create tension in the scene. Up till now the non-digetic sound used in the scene, along with the heavy breathing as the digetic sound, is a eary, hollow wind sound to create a sensation of fear and tension.

As the girl approaches the table full of food, the non-digetic sound changes to the soft sound of a harp playing as if to lure or temptate the character to eat some of the food on the table and even though she knew not to, she did. Once she realizes what she has done, multiple different shots in a short period of time are used whilst she is running down the labyrinth to create tension and leave you at the edge of your seat. The music also intensifies during these shots to creat yet more tension. Once she manages to escape and close the window into the labyrinth every aspect returns to a more calm state and the scene ends.