Although this video is 7 minutes long, I will only focus on the first 2 or 3 minutes (even though the last bit is the best)
The mise en scene at the opening of the film is of a drugs lab, the camera pans, zooms, and tracks the creation of extacy. there is a medium close up of a man in a lab suit, placing us in quite a modern setting.
This scene also cuts to shots of a police briefing, where there are men all "geared up" ready for conflict and a foreign man in a suit with prostitutes on his bed. the prostitutes are used to emphasis this mans ruthlessness and power as they are scared when they confidently fire his gun.
The snapping in and out of the shots of the police creates an enigma, as the viewer wants to know what is going to happen. (obviously, they should be able to link it to the drugs at the start) but the viewer wants to know what will happen during this drugs raid.
Hi Jordan
ReplyDeleteTo hlpe you here, the task was:
3) Make a SHOT LIST of the opening:
E.g.
Shot 1: Wide angle shot of an American High School, cuts to:
Shot 2: Tracking mid-shot of female character arriving at school, cuts to: etc
4) Answer the following questions:
a) How are character types established?(through dialogue/actions etc)
b) How is location established?
c) How is the narrative constructed? (e.g. is there a twist/enigma/cliffhanger/voiceover etc)
d) How does the opening reflect the genre of the film?
e) Is the opening appropriate for a film of this genre?
f) How have titles been used?
g) In your view, is this an effective opening?