The storyboards as a whole is very effective, it communicates that the narrative is extremely clear so that the examiner and the audience can see what is being illustrated throughout the opening sequence. Within the first five scenes of what will be constructed within the opening sequence, i think the actual title and how it appears on the screening is the most successful. This is because its plain, but effective, has a meaning and settles the audience in to watching the opening sequence. It makes the opening sequence interesting from the start by having this, as it makes the audience ask the following questions:
What is the film about?
What happens?
Is their some form of ritual in the opening sequence?
Why is the film called The ritual?
Is it focused on to any religion because of the upside down cross?
By having a storyboard structured out before filming, it enables the director to have an understanding of what is being constructed and the flowing idea of what will appear on the screening. The storyboard sequence runs in chronological order, and if a displayed scene happens more than once, then this image and descriptive detail needs to be repeated where it is next displayed on the screening. Also by having a storyboard, it allows the people producing the opening sequence to see what shot types need to be used, on the different scenes as well as the order and camera movement and sound.
I particularly like the last scene, where there is a close up of a ring, as this increases the tension, and withholds information in to allowing the audience to think what happens next from the opening sequence, and who the ring actually belongs to, so that the audience can have a developed understanding who the protagonist is as well as who did the crime to the female victim.
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