People have abandoned their homes, and society is in ruin. The title card establishes a specific time frame, and the next three consecutive shots establish that law and order have collapsed. In the case of "A Quiet Place," that languages is "show, don't tell." This technique is most evident in the opening sequence mentioned prior. Every film has a unique style and tone in which it tells a story. The second role of an opening is identifying the visual language. Choosing to leave more out than in lends the film a sense of mystery while offering the bare minimum of information to follow the plot.
In fact, these minimal visual expositions are everywhere, from a child's drawing that hints at the creatures' extraterrestrial origins to a newspaper that explicitly states what the danger is. The title card hints at a major event that has occurred before the film, and the next three consecutive shots affirm and establish a post-apocalyptic world. Although they might seem pretty random, the five opening images actually tell you all there is to know about the world. And how "A Quiet Place" achieves this is through minimal visual exposition. With just one title card and four corresponding shots, Krasinski achieves the first role of an opening: establishing the world. Narrator: How do you make a horror film that avoids sound? Let's take a look at the opening of "A Quiet Place" to see how John Krasinski both establishes a world and puts on a master class in tension building with one near-perfect 10-minute sequence.
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