Film analysis 4

The opening scene of the movie Blade uses dark lighting and colours in the clubs and on the streets to represent the seedy underworld of the city. During the start the movie is sped up so daylight quickly becomes night which hints to the audience that most of the events will happen during the night. The use of the nightclub setting shows that the vampires are similar to normal humans with their behaviour and it is yet unclear about who is a vampire yet. It is still unclear until blood begins to spray from the ceiling when it is revealed that it is a vampire nightclub. As soon as the character Blade shows up the camera shots become more varied with angles such as POVs and also quickly cuts. This represents the action genre as Blade dominates the vampires. The target audience of the film is obvious straight away as the content of the film is for mature audiences as in the car the woman grabs the crotch of the man beside her.

Film analysis 3

The zombieland opening scene is good at setting the genre of the film. During the opening it shows a large amount of gory scene for example, a woman getting her ankle bitten and several zombies covered in blood. This represents the genre of horror but the film cleverly mixes this with comedy as the narration makes jokes about the deaths of others for example at 1:31 he says "Poor fat bastard" Several scenes are also seen comical as we see a scene where a man is attacked while on the toilet. The scenes during the opening vary greatly as we see a large amount of characters in different scenerys who're being attacked by zombies. This tells the audience of the narrative and that the zombie infection has spread and affects everyone from different backgrounds. The titles also shows rules on how to deal with zombies which hints to the background of the narrator and that he has experience with dealing with zombies even though we haven't seen him yet. The non-diegetic music is from the band Metallica as it plays over the destruction that the zombies are causing. The music fits well with this as the metal music is stereotyped as destructive music so correlates well with what is going on in the film. The first scene of the opening is of a handheld camera of a man being attacked by a zombie. This grabs the audience's attention straight away as we are straight into the action and destruction of Washington. The slow motion of the shots help highlight the action that is happening on screen for example; blood spurting, glass smashing, money being thrown about and people falling.

Film analysis 2

(I couldn't get the whole opening sequence only when the woman is attacked, even though I talk about the opening credits, sorry about that)

The opening soundtrack of the movie Jaws is the iconic music of the rest of the film franchise. It is the first music played in the opening as it is combined with the POV of the shark. This is to familiarise the audience with the soundtrack and connect it straight away with the shark being on the move. During the attack on the young girl the music begins to build up as the camera becomes closer to the girl. This builds suspense in the audience who know associate the music with shark on the move. There is practically no sound during the attack as the opening relies heavily on the diegetic sound of the girl screaming and the water splashing. This makes the audience feel fear and horror as the girls screams are piercing and the trashing in the water tells the audience how violent and savage the attacks are. The audience also knows just how desperate and fearful of death the woman is as she cries out to God to save her. The first person to be attacked is a young girl who is having a party with her friends. It is clear they have been drinking and when the two run off from the group it is clear they are having relations together. They are completely unaware of the danger that is in the sea which has become such a natural thing for humans that are oblivious to some of the dangers in the sea. This represents the vulnerability of humans towards the shark. The colours used in the opening is mainly dark as it adds to the suspense of the danger that the opening is building up too. It also represents a sense of evil that the shark brings with it as the sea itself seems almost black.

Film analysis

The opening of the film "The Cleaner" starts off in the streets of the city as we follow a woman to her mother's house. The colours of the starting sequences is very grey and dark while we see smoke/smog coming up from the ground. This was done intentionally as it sets the mood for the film as being dark. it also corresponds to the type of job that the main character does as it is a dirty business. The use of the voice-over is instantly recognised as Samuel L. Jackson, which is the main character of the film. The viewer comes to the film knowing this so knows straight away what he is saying is important and relevant to the narrative of the film. The voice over is the biggest narrative tool as it is the only thing that informs us of what is going on. Without the voice over we could've interepreted the opening differently for example, during 1:02 the narrator details the women's death. We also start to get an idea of the Jackson's character before we've even seen him because of how easily he is able to talk about his gruesome profession and how lightly he feels about death. The camera shots become jumpy at 1:13 for only that part of the clip because it is meant to represent the frame of mind that the women is in after seeing her dead mother. The non-diegetic soundtrack at the start of the film opening, I feel, is quite mysterious as the narrative is beginning to be created. It also starts to become low and more quite as the death of the mother is described and her daughter's cries can be heard. Although, after that it becomes more casual as we're now past the initial death and moved onto the business side of someone dying. It almost makes it seem normal and natural to the main character that his job revolves around people dying.