Analysing an Opening Scene to a film. 2nd action film

Analysing an Opening Scene to a film

•       Sound:

•       Sound is very important within an action movie to help set the tone mood and atmosphere.

•       Non-diegetic music is used to reflect the narrative events such as the police chase to make it feel intense.

•       Diegetic sound is used in the dialogue between the characteristic reveals the main actor as he is the first voice you hear and throughout the film you will know he is main character as you can easily recognise his voice.

•      Camera Angles:

•      An establishing shot is used of the setting to show what area the action film is based around and in the film it shows it is based in the hood this establishes where the narrative is going to take place.

•      A two shot is used of the characters to show their relationship with each other. In the film it shows the relationship between the two police officers is strong as they are forced to kill to men and they check on each other to see if the good.

•      A tracking shot follows the action of the police chase to reveal to the audience that the film is going to be an action as there is a fast police chase this engages them because the target audience wonders what is going to happen and wonder why they are chasing the two bad men.

•      Characters:

•      The main characters are introduced in the opening scene when they jump out of the police car and shot two criminals with guns. The audience recognises that they are the main characters through the use of the events that they are involved in.

•      Narrative Events:

•      The opening scene features certain narrative events such as a police chase these conform to the genre as other openings such as James bond feature similar events.

•      Enigma codes:

•      Enigma codes are used to tease the audience and engage them in the narrative so they carry on watching the film. Certain enigmas are included in the opening such as puzzles about why are the chasing the two criminals.

•      Symbolic codes are shown in the mise-en-scene:

•      In the opening the audience would identify symbols such as guns are used within the first 2 mins of the film. These could make the audience think that it is going to be a good action thriller as there are guns being shot.

•      Props/ costumes:

•      The audience can see that the character is wearing police uniform this shows that the main characters are police and they are going to fight crime this is typical of the genre because police are always mostly in an action film because the police are there to protect.

•      Props are featured such as police cars  this is typical of the genre as it shows that the police are trying to get to the crime fast.

•      Clichés:

•      Noticeable clichés are used in the opening scene such as guns this engages the audience as they recognise these features and can predict what is going to happen in the narrative.