The Godfather -Opening scene

Mise En scene
The movie starts by showing the log of the institution involved in the making of 'The Godfather' which is 'Paramount pictures'.
After the institution, there is a black screen followed by the title of the movie before a face of  man is shown. The background behind the man is dark and there lighting is only shone onto the actors face. This could be used to help the audience concentrate on the dialogue and the facial expressions of the character.

Editing
The most common transition is the 'fade-out' and 'fade-in' of each take.
No cuts are used. This may be used to continue the slow theme of the opening scene.

Sound
During the clip of 'Paramount pictures'  non-diegetic slow background music starts to play. This is known as the original Godfather soundtrack.
At 0:24, the music fades out for dialogue to start; "I believe in America..."

Camera
There is no major camera movement.
Although throughout the opening, the camera starts to pan slowly from a close-up of the actors face into an over the shoulder shot of another character, adding to the audiences curiosity.