Evaluation

Final opening sequence

Things learned from the preliminary task

I have learned lots of things from the preliminary task such as keeping the actors in the frame while shooting a movie and also be organised and prepared for anything. I also started to realize that the planning is one of the main keypoints to make a movie. For the preliminary task we used the programme iMovie and after a few tries I got very confident with it and cutted the movie as smooth as I possibly could.

Analysis of titles sequence

This is the opening credits for the movie The shining and it starts off with an orchestrial background music and a extreme longshot in which you can see the envoirment we currently are. Fade ins and outs are used to signify that time is passing and the camera is focusing on a car which is driving on a mountin with an aerial shot as the video goes along the camera gets closer to the car and when the camera is almost at the car the credits appear the music starts to change as well and now it's a bit mysterious and eerie as well. As the car is driving to its destination there are many cuts and different locations until the last cut shows the destination with an aerial shot.

Star Wars opening sequence analysis

This is the opening scene of Star Wars it starts off with the title of the movie and the classic star wars tune which most of the people recognize. In the first bit there is a plenty of text and it is shown in the cosmos. As soon as the text ends the shot appears as a extreme longshot as you can see the cosmos and some planets. As the camera stops moving you can see two spaceships shooting at each other and now the audience should know that the genre of the movie is science fiction. The next shot shows the inside of the huge spaceship and you can see people dressed in monotonous clothes which are mainly grey, white and black and also three mashines that can communicate. The audience can guess that this plays in the future. The shots which are used are mainly mid shots and longshots. The pro- and antagonist use laser guns which are definitely a sign of a future object. In a extreme longshot you can see the small spaceship is trying to get in the big one and the orechstrial music is getting eerie, pensive and mysterious. After a little war between the pro- and antagonist in which the music is quite speedy and finally a black clothes guy with a mask comes in who seems to have an enormous power and the orchestrial music calms down but it still seems to be a bit eerie.

The Hangover opening sequence analysis

This is the opening sequence of the movie The Hangover it starts off with the production company introduction Then you can see the location we are currently on and the director used a lot of white colours and also at the beginning the audience can see a few guy picking up roses from a van, the credits starts to show as well.,  because of this people the audience could slightly guess what's this all about.with a fade in and out the scenario changes and you can see a close up of a white cake and then a wedding dress now the audience definetely know that this is about a wedding. The background music is very calm and classic. In the next couple of shots you can see people setting up chairs and the whole wedding. Now in the next shot you can see a woman which is looking out a window in a close up and she seemed to be worried/concerned about something. The next shot shows a woman who's sitting in front of a mirror which you can guess easily because there are lights around it and also someone brushing her hair. And suddenly someone calls her which she picks up imidietaly and surprised. The next shot is a cut and longshot in which you can see the husband who's in the desert with some other guys and they look dirty and lost. The longshot shows the envoirment and the situation the guys are at the moment. As the opening sequence goes on it tells that this guy is the future husband and going to get married in 5 hours but he's lost and says "yeah, that's not gonna happen" the title "The Hangover" appears and the opening sequence finished.

SAW opening sequence analysis

SAW opening sequence analysis

 

This is the opening sequence of the movie SAW by Liongate films and at the beginning you can see a man who wakes up in a bathtub and the envoirment is dark the character seems to be lost and he recognises that he's not the only one in that room and suddenly the light turns on and he sees a dead body with a gun and a recorder on the floor. There is another character in the room which is smeared in blood and chained to the wall like the first character.They seemed to be helpless and the envoirement which looks like a dirty old bathroom emphasises an unknown place which could be anywhere. The music is eerie and the colours are white to blue and very cold. The usage of the cold colours gives the movie the right sense of horror such as the handheld shots. In this opening sequence the use of P.O.V. was very effiicient as it shows the view and the feeling of beeing lost of the protagonist. Near the end there is a montage which shows that the person tried to remove the chain with many attempts.

Dead again opening sequence analysis

Dead again opening sequence analysis

This is the opening sequence of the movie Dead again. It starts with the credits first you can see the name of the movie and then the names of the actors between the credits there are some parts in which you can see newspapers with different headings and most of those stories are related to crime so this can give you a clue of what genre this movie is about. After the credits you can see a character sitting in a prison cell and he's singing while someone else is cutting his hair. The movie is in black and white which the spectator can guess that this movie is playing in the past. The director uses low key lighting. Then suddenly a man comes in and he wears a suit which looks quite expensive he also has a hat and a fag. They are talking to each other and as the first character walks out the other character reads a newspaper which was on the table which says "Strauss execution today" and there is a picture of the first character on it so now the audience knows that the character's name who just walked out is Strauss. While the other character is reading the article the character recognises that the scissor is missing and runs out. In a close up you can see that Strauss is holding the scissor in his hands at the end of the corridor there is a women and Strauss pulls the scissor to stab her. As soon as he hits her suddenly the movie becomes coloured and you can see that the women which got stabbed wakes up and it was just a dream. At the end of the sequence you can see the women wakes up, very stressed and it's dark outside and very stormy outside.The music during the movie is orchestrial and it's very pensive and eerie.

Children of Men opening sequence analysis

This is the opening of children of men the sequence starts with some credits at the beginning and a news report the people in the scene are all dressed grey coloured and not really colourful. A man which is the main charackter appears and tries to reach the counter. In the news report they talk about the worlds youngest person which died with an age of 18. The news report also always mentions that he's the youngest person in the world so it gives the spectator a little hint that there is no pregnancy anymore or another big problem. In the news report it tells you the year (2009-2027). As the main charackter walks out you can see the current date at the bottom now you know that this movie is playing in the future. Many things like windows and bus advertisments are animated which gives you a little touch and feeling of science fiction. While he's walking down the street the camera is tracking him and turns to the opposite site to be fixed on the charackter and the coffee shop as well because there is going to be an explosion. Now everybody is screaming and you can hear a plinky sound which shall let the spectator feel like they are in the scene and their hearing is decreased through that explosion.