In my group, this was one of the first openings we decided to look at as inspiration regarding our genre and the specific type of story line. This movie is a psychological thriller and keeps you guessing until the end which is what makes it so engaging. The film opens with a close up shot of the waves flowing with speed in the sea, you can hear the diegetic and ambient sound of the water in the background; creating enigma. This specific shot sets the scene and mood of the movie with the parts of the location and scenery shown. A panning shot is then used to reveal parts of a character who is laying on the shallow part of the coast by the water and it shown through a relatively blurred shot as you cannot see him sharply, leaving the audience confused. Next, the back of a young boy is shown playing with the sand and laughing which creates tension as the two shots contrast from each other, keeping the audience engaged. It then goes back to the character laying down, building the character up by using different shots is effective and i want to pursue this in our film opening. Another character is then introduced who is a little girl playing with the boy and laughing, contrasting emotions towards the man laying down who has a tortured emotion shown through his facial expressions. After this, a low angle shot and point of view shot is used to introduce the group of men who have guns, this portrays them as having authority and power over the character laying on the coast, also creating suspense as audience become shocked and worried. A long shot is then used revealing more of the location, the scene then cuts straight to a new setting inside a building, the colours and lighting are dark and low key generating a mysterious atmosphere. An over the shoulder shot is used to introduce another character from the view of someone else in the background. The close up shot of the object spinning creates tension and enigma as it can have a range of meanings behind it, leaving the audience clueless. I like the way a small object has such a big impact and foreshadows the rest of the movie, the way the story unfolds slowly is really effective because it plays with your mind.
Friday 7 February 2014
Research & Planning: Film Opening Analysis: Inception
In my group, this was one of the first openings we decided to look at as inspiration regarding our genre and the specific type of story line. This movie is a psychological thriller and keeps you guessing until the end which is what makes it so engaging. The film opens with a close up shot of the waves flowing with speed in the sea, you can hear the diegetic and ambient sound of the water in the background; creating enigma. This specific shot sets the scene and mood of the movie with the parts of the location and scenery shown. A panning shot is then used to reveal parts of a character who is laying on the shallow part of the coast by the water and it shown through a relatively blurred shot as you cannot see him sharply, leaving the audience confused. Next, the back of a young boy is shown playing with the sand and laughing which creates tension as the two shots contrast from each other, keeping the audience engaged. It then goes back to the character laying down, building the character up by using different shots is effective and i want to pursue this in our film opening. Another character is then introduced who is a little girl playing with the boy and laughing, contrasting emotions towards the man laying down who has a tortured emotion shown through his facial expressions. After this, a low angle shot and point of view shot is used to introduce the group of men who have guns, this portrays them as having authority and power over the character laying on the coast, also creating suspense as audience become shocked and worried. A long shot is then used revealing more of the location, the scene then cuts straight to a new setting inside a building, the colours and lighting are dark and low key generating a mysterious atmosphere. An over the shoulder shot is used to introduce another character from the view of someone else in the background. The close up shot of the object spinning creates tension and enigma as it can have a range of meanings behind it, leaving the audience clueless. I like the way a small object has such a big impact and foreshadows the rest of the movie, the way the story unfolds slowly is really effective because it plays with your mind.
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