ANALYSIS OF 4 FILM OPENINGS

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The Amazing Spiderman 2

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfV-0Yv5vNY

Setting

• The opening sequence is set in New York City and Spiderman is shown to be swinging through the buildings the setting of new York city connotates a loud, busy and hectic place full of people and generally a higher level of crime, witch is what the film is based around

Character • From looking at the costume of the main

character in the opening scene we can tell that it is a superhero film, specifically spider-man also from looking at the body language of the main character we can tell that he is confident in what he is dong and in himself we cant tell how old he is but was can assume that eh is young judging on body language and shape

Genre

• From looking at the mise en scene we can distinguish the genre of the film. In the mise en scene there are mostly skyscraper and large buildings but we can only see the tops of the buildings, also there is a busy street with a car chase going on in the background this tells us that the film is going to be action/crime genre

Narrative • From looking at the opening we

can guess that the film is going to be about crime and is might be about the main protagonist catching “bad guys” and giving them to the police. Maybe the person that spider-man has a fight with will return at some point in the film

Lighting/sound

• LIGHITNG- The lighting in this opening scene is quite bright and an overall tone of day time and although the film is about crime the lighting doesn't replicate this theme

• SOUND- The main sound affect used is voiceover because the main character is wearing a mask and we wouldn't be able to hear the speech also there is non diegetic sound which is music that has been added on post production and also there is diegetic sound which is car noise and general city noise

Editing/camera/Titles

• EDITING- The main editing technique that has been use is jump cuts they are frequently use throughout the first two minutes specifically when Spiderman is swinging through the buildings the cut to the truck smashing through the city so that is how we realise that Spiderman is actually chasing someone he isn’t just swinging aimlessly. CGI is used to show Spiderman's super human abilities for example how he effortlessly swings between buildings

• CAMERA- The opening is composed in a way that makes is seem like Spiderman isn’t chasing any one at the beginning from how the camera follows him but at the opening unfolds the camera shows us that he is in face following someone

• TITLES- the institutions that are involved are Columbia pictures and marvel Entertainment these conglomerates have made other films in this genre

Harry potter and the deathly hallows part one

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uffmqrjaSh4

Setting • In The opening 2 minutes of harry potter and

the deathly hallows part 1 there are four separate settings the first setting is in a dark what looks like an underground tunnel with black walls this I quite a mysterious place all these things connotate the unknown ant also the blackness has the connotation of death.

• The second setting is an ordinary bedroom this connotates normality which contrasts with the first scene this setting seems almost out of place when juxtaposed next to the first setting this setting is important because it gives the film context we know that is set in our time and in our world because of the modern day girls room.

Setting

• The third setting is an ordinary conventional street we can see nothing out of the ordinary so this scene is similar to the one previous in that they both are normal everyday settings I think this has been done to tell the audience that both the “wizarding” world and the “muggle” world are colliding witch is part of what the film is about

• The third setting is a little hut in the middle of what seems like nowhere this is quite a mysterious setting witch contrasts to the average everyday setting in the previous shot witch again backs up the idea that the two worlds are colliding

Characters • All the characters in this opening scene are

wearing regular clothes nothing out of the ordinary this tells us that these characters are still people and part of society at this current moment in time. By looking at there facial expressions we can see that these characters aren't particularly happy witch I think sets the tone for the first of the film if all the characters are unhappy in the opening two minutes we cant aspect a haply light-hearted film, also there eyes all seem to be quite distant this is particularly apparent in the lower two screen shots they seem to be thinking about bigger things witch again tells us something about what to expect later on in the film

Genre • There are some pointers as to what the genre

of the film is in the first two minutes. We can tell by looking at the mise en scene and also props etc. in the first screen shot we can see a young woman holding a magic wand witch tells us that this is a fantasy film also in the meise en scene its just a regular house telling us that is isn’t set somewhere in space or something also the background is dark witch give the impression that the film isn’t going to be happy. Another example of what the genre could be is when a Hermione removes herself from all the family photos using majic this is tells us that this film is defonatly fantasy and drama because she has to do something so trajic

Narrative

• A huge clue about the narrative of the film is the newspaper that is being read by one of the characters in the opening it tells us what has recently been happening in the “wizarding world” also is sais “death eaters numbers grow” this gives the audiene an idea of the narrative if the film and suggests potential conflict later on in the film. Another huge clue to what the narrative of the film is, is the press conference in th first scene we find out what is going on and the that future conflicts that will arise

Lighting/sound

• LIGHTING- lighting is used for effect and to set the tone of the film right From thee start we can het a clear idea of the tome and mood of the film just from the lighting, in all the shots in the opening the lighting used is quite dim there are no bright lights it seem as though it is dusk, this use of light crates a dramatic affect and sets the mood for the rest of the film

• SOUND- The opening scene is mainly dialogue and background music there are also some sound affect as well there are no voiceovers at all so there is diegetic and non diegetic sound in the opening two minutes. The music is very dramatic like its suggesting there is a big adventure to come put not in a very positive way I would say more sad that happy.

Camera/Editing/Tittles

• CAMERA- The camera is used to create dramatic effect there are a lot of close ups and extreme close-ups and also mid close-ups, so we can see the emotion of the characters as they embark on there huge journey

• EDITING- The main editing technique that is used is jump cuts they are used to transition between scenes quickly because there are four different settings in the first two minutes there art any other apparent editing techniques used in the film opening

• TITTLES- The institutions that are involved are Warner Bros Pictures, and Heyday films they have made all the other harry potter films

Moonrise Kingdom

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqm5UUEGl9Y

Setting

• The opening scene of moonrise kingdom is set in a large house we see it in two different ways mostly from the inside and briefly from the outside so the audience can see were the use is situated and what the surrounding area looks like. The connotations of a house setting are a family environment, warm, loving, crowded and loud I think this setting has been chosen to set the tone of the film and to show the audience the background of the main characters were she lived and hr family environment maybe this has been done so we can compare the backgrounds of both the main characters.

Characters

• The main character in the opening scene of Moonrise Kingdom is a young girl from looking at her costume we can tell that she has come from a respectable home, also by looking at her eye movement we an tell that she has other things on her mind she always looks straight ahead and never looks at her surroundings suggesting that she has bigger things planed maybe he has more important things to think about also it could suggest that she is very comfortable with her surroundings and there is nothing of interest for her to look at, she also moves with confidence had has confident body language suggesting that she is comfortable with her surroundings and that she knows what she is doing.

Genre• I don’t think that there are many clues when

looking at the meis en scene that tell us what the specific genres of the film are but there are some small clues for example the looking at the surroundings of the house and the terrain around it we can see that it is quite harsh and the weather looks quite stormy with gives us the impression that the film is a drama, you could also say that the film has some comedic values in the sense that all of these people are in the same house so close to each other and yet none of them exchange words. But this early on we can tell what the genre is but from further research I found out that the film is a drama, comedy, romance.

Narrative • There aren't many clues about what

the narrative or plot of the film is going to be from looking at the tittle sequence/opening but one clue is that the main character the girl seems very interested in the outside and outside of her house which could tell us that she might be running away or interested to see a big event to come, she could also be waiting for something or someone.

Lighting/Sound

• LIGHTING- The lighting in this opening scene is very even throughout there is no changes in the level if light or darkness I think this has been done to create a homely tone to the opening scene and to make the household seem less detached there is an even amount of light in every room witch I think is strange because the family in the house seems quite detached.

• SOUND- the sound is probably one of the biggest part of this film opening there is diegetic and non diegetic sound the diegetic sound is when the record is shown being put into the player and when we can here is being played and still see the record player but this sound then transitions into non diegetic when we can still hear it clearly wile we are looking at other parts of the house there is also speech on the record and other diegetic sound like when people doing other household things, there is no dialogue between any of the characters I the scen.e

Camera/Editing/Tittles • CAMERA- The scene is composed in such a way that enables the audience to see

every room In the house so we can have some context as to were this film is set also a zoomed out camera shot is used to show were the house is situated this is done I think to show were all the other characters are in respect to the main focus of the scene the oldest girl

• EDITING- There is very little editing used in this opening scene, the only editing technique that is used is jump cuts which are used to transitions between different rooms I think this had been done to give the audience an idea of the sale of the setting that is being shown

• TITTLES- The institutions that ware involved in the making and production of this film are American Empirical Pictures, Indian Paintbrush and I think is it important to mention that this is a Wes Anderson film because he has a certain style that is interesting to look at .

Batman the dark knight Rises

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Setting

• The opening scene is set on a plain which instantly puts the audience on edge because a plain can be a dangerous place especially in a crime film this is important because the film producers wanted to set of the film with a big event and action the

Characters• The costume of this character tells us

that he is the villain of the film because he has a strange looking mask and generally in movies if this genre the person who has some sort of body disfigurement is the villain his eyes are directly facing the person in front of him this is done to assert his power so we know that he is the most powerful person in the scene he isn’t scared of anyone or anything in that current moment in time we cant tell much from facial expression because of the mask but his face seems very solid and he obviously doesn't have many emotions.

Genre

There are many clues to what the genre of the film is by looking at the meis en scene and what is going on in the background for example there are solders holding guns witch tells us that this film must have an aspect of crime this is also shown when a gun is being held up to the mans face telling us that this film is defiantly do with crime and action.

Narrative

• From looking at the opening scene we can get a fairly good idea about what the narrative of the film is firstly there is when the man is asking for a certain dr povel witch tells us that he is going to b a key character in the narrative of then film and he may be a Couse of conflict also we are introduced to the villain of the film so we know that he is going to be a definite cause for conflict later in the film

Lighting/Sound

• LIGHTING- The lighting in this scene is overall quite dim there isn’t and bright light which sets the tone of the rest of the film we know that its not going to be very happy also the lighting is cold looking making witch raises the steaks of the situation makes it seem more dangerous.

• SOUND- The most frequently used sound is diegetic sound witch is mainly the planes noise witch can be heard thorough the entire opening scene there is also dialogue which is thorough to but the people have to speak over the noise of the telling us that the plane is the key feature of this opening scene there is also dramatic music played at some points tin the scene but it is very undertone.

Camera/Editing/Tittles

• CAMERA- the opening scene is composed in such a ay that lets us see every character on the plane and we can see all there reactions to what is going on this is done to create dramatic affect

• EDITING- The Maine editing technique that is used it jump cuts from character to character this is don’t to create tension we can see all of there reactions the the events that unfold which created build-up

• TITTLES- The institutions that were involved in the making a production of this film are warner bros pictures and Legendary pictures