Analysis of Kiss Me Deadly

Cinematography
We firstly see a shot of a woman's feet, she is running; by the sound of her breathing and the fact that she is running in bare feet shows that she could be running from someone of something. We are also looking down on this woman to show that she is a lower status. We then see the mid shot of the woman as we want to know what the person looks like after seeing her running bare feet. When we see the mid shot of this woman we can see from her facial expression and the way she is breathing that she is in distress. During this time we see an establishing shot of where the woman is because we want to know what is going on and there is a small light in this establishing shot which shows that she could be running from that. We keep seeing mid shots of this woman's feet and face as cars drive past her when she is trying to stop them to get a lift. There is then the establishing shot of when the woman stands in front of a car to get it to stop and we can only see the outline of the woman because the lights of the car are shining on her. Also this shot shows that she is in the rule of thirds. While seeing the shots of the woman and man it looks as if this is a third person watching this. The woman then gets into the car with the man and this starts to show a lot of two shots as we see the man and woman talking a lot of the time. When the titles start to appear we see the back of the heads of the man and woman which is showing not only a two shot but also a point of view shot.

Mise-en-scene
The costume of the woman shows that she is wearing nothing but a trench coat, this shows that something could have happened to her for her to be wearing nothing but a trench coat. We can tell that the woman is wearing nothing but a trench coat because of when we see the shots of her running in bare feet and also the man in the car says something to her about it. The colour choices of this film are very dull as this film is in black and white. We can see in this film that this is at night time and also outside. The facial expressions that the woman keeps showing shows that she is in distress and that she wants help. The location of this seems to be in the middle of nowhere and the man did say something about her escaping from a mental institution which would most likely be in the middle of nowhere. The fact that this woman is running in bare feet shows that she really wants to get away from something as her feet could be cut up. The white car that the man is driving could mean that he is her hero, it could mean another meaning of him being her hero on a white horse.

Editing
The cutting of the shots is fast when we see the woman's running feet and then it goes to a shot of the woman's face. The titles slide onto the screen and fade in, this looks like the end of the film as there are so many titles being shown. By most of the titles being shown at the beginning which looks like the ending could mean that the film may start with a bit of the ending first. The titles also only show the main actors and the main people to do with this production. There are some slow paced shots, for example; when the woman is walking to the man's car and is also in distress. We also see shot/reverse shot when the man is looking at the woman and the woman is looking at the man.

Sound
We hear the non-diegetic of the music playing with a woman crying in the background when the titles appear. The dialogue when the man and woman are talking is quite snappy, you need to pay attention to know what they are saying. The noises that the woman makes when she is running and when she is in the car show that she is in distress as she is crying. The amound of panting and breathing the woman does shows that she has been running for a long time. From what the officers say to the man and woman we know that this woman has escaped from a mental instituation.

Story - How the opening sets it?
The opening sets the story as we find out that the woman has escaped from a mental instituation and we know what the woman is obviously running from. Also the man picking the woman up in the car could show that he is also a key character in this film.

How the opening suggests the genre (thriller)
The opening suggests that the film is a thriller as we firstly see the woman running, showing that she is running from someone or something. In most thrillers we see that there is a 'baddie' and this could be the person or thing that she is running from. Also the fact that this seems to be in the middle of nowhere shows that this is a thriller.

Analysis of Wallander

Cinematography

We firstly see an establishing shot of where this is set which looks quite deserted as it is in the middle of fields. We then see a two shot of two girls, at first they look normal but that changes as we see a close up of a knife in one of these girl's hands, once they drop this knife it leads us into the titles. Before this we see close-ups of the girls and then close-ups of blood in a car, showing that they could have just killed someone. Once the titles are over we see a long shot of a car pulling up, once again this looks as if it is in the middle on nowhere. We then see a mid shot of the main character as he gets out of the car. There is a shot/reverse shot going on when the man is talking to the woman, most likely another police officer. There is another long shot to show that the police are at the crikme scene and we are still where we started. As the car goes past the main character which is the man we see a pan shot here and it looks as if the girl is staring at the man and that we are looking through one of the girl's eyes. We then get to the shot of the interviewing room and we see a close-up of all the people's faces in the interviewing room.

Mise-en-scene

We see the two girl's covered in blood which is most likely not their blood, we can also see that what has just happened has happened during the day. The colour of the grass makes the scene looks quite bright. The colouring of the titles is also quite bright. The location of this at first seems to be in a field in the middle of nowhere and then it is in an interviewing room. The costumes that the two girl's are wearing looks as if they have been out for the night. The facial expressions of the girl's as they walk away from the crime scene looks as if they are ot sorry and have no remorse for what they have done to the person. The positioning of the girl's within the frame seems to be in the centre of the frame.

Editing
The cutting of the shots of when we see the two girl's and then the wounded man in the car are quite fast, this could be to show that they are linked to what has just happened to the man in the car. The titles seem to slide onto the screen with a brightly coloured background. We see shot/reverse shot happening when the man is talking to the police woman. The cutting of the shots is very fast when we get to the interviewing room as we have snappy shots of the people individually.

Sound

When we first see the establishing shot of the location of where this murder has taken place we here a sound which seems to be non diegetic and it draws the audience in and it sounds scary to represent danger and fear as we are about to find out what gruesome event has happened here. We then here the song for the titles which is also non diegetic and towards the end of it, it seems slightly creepy and sinister as this is a detective show. When the titles finish all we can here is the wind and then the dialogue of the characters which tell us that something gruesome has happened here and the killer's have been caught.

Story - How the opening sets it?

The opening sets the story as we know that a murder has just happened and the rest of the show could possibly be about how this person got murdered and if they can get a reason and confession as to why these two girl's did what they did. Also this murder could set the story up to show that other murders have taken place at the hands of these people.

How the opening suggests the genre (thriller)

The opening suggests that the show is a thriller because we firstly see someone creepy and quite gruesome which sets the atmosphere to thriller. Also the fact that they are in an interviewing room shows that this show is all about murders which can be linked with thrillers.

Analysis of Brick

Cinematography
We firstly see a close-up of someone's jeans and shoes, this could be significant to the story. We then see an extreme close-up of a boys eyes which is unsettling because we do not know what he is looking at till the next shot. There is then an establishing shot of the boy looking at the dead girl, at this point the audience could be wondering this this boy kill the girl. We then see a low angle shot and mid-shot of the boys face again, he is still looking at this girl. We then see a shot of the girls legs, this is shown in a mid-shot. We once again see another shot of the boy looking at something else on the girl, we see this shot going from a mid-shot closer and closer to his face. We then see a mid-shot going into a close-up of the girls face which is covered in her hair, this then goes back to a mid-shot of the boy looking at her still. We then finally see a mid-shot of her bracelet which goes into another mid-shot of the girl wearing the bracelet and putting a note through a locker when she was alive, still wearing the clothes that she is seen to be dead in. When we saw the shots of the boy looking at the girl and then see a part of the girl it was like we were seeing what the boy was looking at and thinking about while looking at the girl, this was also match on action. Once we have seen the mid-shot of the bracelet on the girls arm alive we then see the title appear on the screen in bold letters with a black background while zooming out. We then see the title of 'two days previous' also in bold letters and a mid-shot going into a close-up of yet again the same person's jeans and shoes which we saw at the beginning walking down a school hallway. We then see an establishing shot of the boy looking around while at his locker. There is then a close-up of the letter that was put into this boys locker. We see a close-up of the boys watch when he is looking at it because it shows that the person who was meant to meet him is half an hour late. Once again we see an establishing shot of where the boy is and this time it looks like he is on the motorway although there is a telephone box there. We then see a low angle shot of the boy talking to a mysterious person on the phone. We then see a pan shot of the boy looking around trying to see where this person is watching him from. We then see a low angle and a close-up shot of a person throwing a cigarette out of the car which is a key thing. Finally there is a close-up of the cigarette which shows an arrow on it which is a key thing.

Mise-en-scene
There are some brightly coloured costumes within this film, although we see the dead girl wearing dirty clothes they are still brightly coloured. The costume of the dead girl shows that she could have been going out somewhere nice. The dead girl is also wearing a bracelet which looks like a cheap piece of jewellery but also seems to be a key shot within the film. We go from seeing the dead girl in the costume that is all muddy to seeing the girl alive with the same costume but the costume is bright and clean. The location of where the dead girl is, is in a storm drain. In the next scene the location is set within what looks like a school as we can see the lockers and the school bell ringing. We then go to the next scene of the when the boy is sitting on a pavement and it looks as if he is in a deserted place, this is quite a light place with bright colours. The boy is still wearing the same costume as the last time we saw him which was at the scene where the girl is dead.

Editing
The editing for this film has quite slow paced shots at the beginning when the boy looks at the girl's dead body. The cutting of the shots are quite fast when we get to the point of when the boy has just ran out of the telephone box while looking at someone drive past a quite a speed and throwing a ciggarette out of the window which is a clue.

SoundThe sound at the beginning of the film is non-diegetic and also very uneasy as it is creepy music playing in the background while the boy is just staring at the dead girl. We then hear a bell, perhaps a school bell which then takes us to the next scene of when the girl is alive. The sound becomes diegetic after the bell rings. We the hear the telephone ringing in the scene where it looks like the place is deserted. We then hear the panicked dialogue of a girl who does'nt know what she is going to do, this is the beginning of finding out what is going on in the film.

Story - How the opening sets it
A sort of lonely person's ex-girlfriend goes missing and so the boy sets out to find how and why she died. We see from the beginning the girl dead and so it goes back to two days later and shows you what happened for her to have died.

How the opening suggests the genre (thriller)
The opening suggests the genre as it looks as if it is part of the end of the film but placed at the start of the film. Also the opening lets us see a dead girl with a boy looking and watching this girl which shows the film to be a thriller as this is at the beginning of the film.

Analysis of Double Indemnity

Cinematography

We firstly see the opening credits to the film when the title 'Double Indemnity' appears on our screens with a man in the background without a face it walking with a limp. The title is shown in the centre of the frame as a mid-shot. We then see an establishing shot of where the film is set which is in Los Angeles. In this establishing shot we see the car speeding somewhere nearly hitting the workers, this could make the audience wonder what his hurry is. We then see this unknown person in this car still speeding along the road ignoring a stop sign, this is shown in a long-shot. Still this unknown person which we find is a man steps out of his car in a high angle shot to start walking into an office like building. Another person steps into the scene when we see a mid-shot of the man wanting the get into this building by knocking on the window. The short man takes yet again this unknown man as we still have not seen his face to an elevator which is shown in a mid-shot and we only see the back of their heads at this moment. We then see this man walking through a hall to a door which tells the audience what sort of place this is, this is an insurance company. We see the man walking through the hall in the centre of the frame in yet again another mid-shot. There is then a high angle shot of loads of desks where the man works which show that it is nearly empty and not the time for employees to still be there and this could make the audience wonder why the man is there if there are no employees there. Finally we see a high angle shot of the man looking at a bullet wound on his shoulder, this could make the audience wonder why and how he got this bullet wound. This man who was unknown is now known by the viewers as Mr Neth.

Mise-en-scene

The film is set in Los Angeles, we know this because we saw a sign saying this at the beginning of the film. The costumes worn by Mr Neth show that he is a business man and that is also backed up by the fact that we see a sign on the door saying 'Insurance'. The location changes from the man speeding on the road outside to be inside an elevator to being in an office. The colours of this film are very dull as the film is made in black and white showing the viewer that the film is very old. Some of the facial expressions shown by Mr Neth could say that he is in some sort of distress and could be worried about something as well as being in a hurry to get somewhere. The positioning of the subject was in the centre when the man was walking through the door that has the insurance sign on it.

Editing

We see a lot of slow paced shots with this film as the title is very slow paced and it does not get into the film very quickly. There is not much editing within 'Double Indemnity' at all as it just goes from shot to shot. There are some visual effects of when the credits are on the screen we see a faceless figure walking to the screen which just looks like a shadow. Also the title fades onto the screen in white bold letters.

Sound

The sound is non-diegetic as we do not hear any outside things such as cars and people talking but only the music which sets the mood and atmosphere of being quite scary. The dialogue starts to come into the film when the short man is opening the doors for Mr Neth and starts to greet the man. The music to this film is quite gloomy, I think this could be because it is an old film.

Story - How the opening sets the story up

When we first see the man speeding down the road in the car we automatically think what is this person's hurry. We then see the man going to the office where he chats a little with another man, just being friendly. He then goes to his office late at night this is and reveals to the audience that he has a gun shot wound to his should, making the audience wonder how and why the man got this. The man then decides to get a piece of electrical equipment and make a confession. The sets the story up because we see that what this man's confession is has got him shot and that he and other people could be in some sort of trouble.

How the opening suggests the genre (thriller)

The opening suggests the genre is being fulfilled here because the audience are a bit puzzled about what is going on, why the man is speeding, why the man is at work so late and why the man has a gun shot wound to his shoulder. As we do not really understand what is going on it suggests the genre because what is going on is mysterious and scary.

Location Research

1. This is an image of a gate, I thought this would look interesting and go well for my opening sequence as it can portray someone being trapped.

2. This image is of a swing and I thought that this looked quite creepy when you put it together with the other pictures because it could show that a child has gone missing.

3. This image is of a bit of woodland, I found this to be interesting because it looks deserted and so that would mean no one would go there. This would look good in the opening sequence because it is quite creepy looking.

4. As I thought that we had to use props, I decided to place a shoe on the ground to show that a struggle may have happened in a deserted place like this which is also quite creepy.

5. This image was interesting as once again it looks as if it is deserted and so anything sinister could happen here. I thought that this would be a nice looking spot to film an opening sequence.

6. Once again as I thought we had to use props I placed a bracelet in the woodland showing that a struggle may have happened here.

7. This is an image of a footprint in the snow showing that obviously someone has walked here and whoever could have walked here could have had something creepy or scary happen to them.

8. I thought that this looked very creepy and would be a good place to film an opening sequence because the bars on the windows show that someone could be trapped in their.

Cinematography

Image number 1 is of a gate, I took this image from an angle showing it to go from a close-up to long-shot. I made the shot like this because I wanted it to look interesting and not just face on. Image number 2 is of a swing and I also took this image from an angle. I took the picture of the swing as if I were looking down at it, a birds eye view, I did this because it could make the image look creepy and interesting. Image number 3 is of woodland, I took this image looking straight at it to show that somewhere there is a turning point to this woodland. I would say that this image was an establishing shot. Image number 4 is of a shoe on the ground, this is taken as a long shot. I made the shoe on the ground a long shot because I wanted the viewer to see everything else around the shoe. The shoe on the ground made it look as if a struggle had happened at some point and I wanted to show all the branches around that. Image number 5 is of woodland, this image is an establishing shot and I took the image like this because I wanted to show the whole of the area. There is sun shining through some of the trees which can show that someone is trapped here and that no one will find them, the sun shining through the trees can show the world outside this woodland. Image number 6 is of a bracelet on the floor, this image was taken as a close-up and using birds eye view because I am looking down. I put the bracelet on the floor to show once again that their could have been a struggle and that this is a clue. Image number 7 is of a footprint in the snow, once again this is shown through a birds eye view and also this is shown as a close-up. I did this because it shows that whatever has happened this could have been where the person or persons were walking. Image number 8 is of a creepy building, which is taken at an angle and is taken using an establishing shot. I took this because I wanted to show the viewer that this is where the person could be being kept.

Mise-en-scene

Image number one is set in a car park and the positioning of the main object which is the gate is in the middle. The colour of the gate is dark but with a rusty look to it and the colours around the gate are bright. Image number 2 is of a swing and this is set in a park, the positioning of the main object is once again in the centre. The colours of the swing are black and orange and the colours around the object are dark and light. Image number 3 is of woodland, there is no positioning of the object and all of the colours are bright in this particular image. Image number 4 is of a shoe in the woodland, the positioning of the main object which is the shoe is in the centre. There are bright colours around the object but the object itself is dark. Image number 5 is of more woodland, it seems dark but there is some sunlight coming through the trees and there is no positioning of objects as there is no object. Image number 6 is of a bracelet in the woodland, once again the positioning of the object is in the centre and this image is full of bright colours as the bracelet has pink and silver on it. Image number 7 is of a footprint in the snow and this image is once again full of bright colours because the snow is which and the colour of the grass is quite bright. The positioning of the footprint is also in the centre of the frame. Finally image number 8 is of a creepy building at an angle. The colours of this are bright as there are reds and blue's in this image. The positioning of the object is in the centre of the frame.

Conventions of an Opening Sequence

Here are some of the conventions of an opening sequence that the viewer will most likely always expect:

• It must be exciting


• Be able to draw the viewer in


• Must make the viewer want to see more


• Have good titles


• Establish the setting


• Do not give anything away


• Should be a good amount of time


• Create an atmosphere


• Have a soundtrack that can set the tone


• Make the viewer be curious and have questions


• Let the viewer be able to see the characters visually


• Lead the viewer into the story

The Conventions of a Thriller

A thriller film must hook the viewer in and get them to be able to sit there and watch the film without getting bored and so some of the conventions that they use are:

• Quick cuts


• Camera angle changes


• Music that gives tension


• Good lighting such as shadows in some places


• Darkness


• Creepy things such as mirrors and stairs


• Props


• Good choice of colors

Analyse an opening sequence from your genre - Spider-Man 2

Cinematography
We firstly see the 'Marvel' title flashing onto our screens in the centre of the frame as a mid-shot. The titles begin to show on the screen, also in a mid-shot and in the centre of the frame. The 'Spider-Man 2' title then appears on our screens after shots of spider webs, once again the title being a mid-shot and in the centre of the frame. We then come into the cartoon shots of Spider-Man and other characters to show who is starring in the film. We see a close-up of the main character in his human self. There is then a head shot of a girl, also another key character in the film. Also the viewer will then see a shot of what we can only think of as a bad guy, this is shown in a mid-shot. We see a shot of Spider-Man/Peter in the centre of the frame in a mid-shot, we also see a low angle shot of Spider-Man looking somewhere. All of these shots are showing the story of who is in the film and also how Peter became Spider-Man from the beginning of the opening sequence.

Mise-en-scene
There is no current setting or location for this opening sequence as there is only shots of the characters and credits. The colours of this opening sequence are quite bright and the colour of red could mean danger. The colour of white when we see a shot of the girl in a white light could mean that she is good. There is also the colour blue, the colours blue and red are shown as they are the colours of Spider-Man's outfit. The positioning of the subjects are always either the centre of the frame or at the side of the frame. The body language of the characters are that they are always just looking of into the distance and their facial expressions also show that.

Editing
The shots of this opening sequence are quite slow paced and this could also be classed a slow motion. The cutting is also quite slow and the only visual effects shown are the spider webs being shown. There is not any match on action or shot/reverse shot within this opening sequence. The titles also fade onto the screen and also the title of 'Spider-Man 2' flies onto the screen.

Sound
The sound for this opening sequence is non-diagetic and there is also no dialogue within this. There are no voice overs or any sound effects. The music went well for the opening sequence because it was as if the music was say how amazing this masked hero is.

Analyse an opening sequence from your genre - Casino Royale

Cinematography
We first see a man attempting to shoot who I can only say could be James Bond, after this it goes into a long shot of James Bond himself looking directly at the camera in the centre of the frame shooting. Titles then start to appear, also directly in the centre of the frame, we can see the titles as a mid-shot. We go along the opening sequence to see James Bond in a mid-shot fixing his gun and looking away from the camera. We then see the next shot of him in an extreme long shot as he stands up, also with his gun. We see a lot of close-ups and mid-shots of guns to show that, that particular weapon is his main prop. We then come to a bit where their is a birds eye view of two people, perhaps men fighting which goes into a mid-shot. There is then another shot of someone falling which goes from a close-up to a mid-shot to a long-shot. After we see a low angle shot of once again two men fighting, obviously one of them being James Bond himself. The viewer will also see many mid-shot of the queen and king from cards.

Mise-en-scene
There is not really a setting or location for this particular opening sequence but their is a main prop which is a gun as we see many shots of this prop. The costumes are in black and red mainly, black mean a dark person and red meaning blood as well as seeing the queen and king of cards which could mean that this is something to do with gambling and money orientated. The colours are both bright and dark in some places and the positioning of objects in the frames are that sometimes they are put into the centre and sometimes the main prop which is the gun is shown on the sides of the frame. There are no facial expressions within the opening sequence and the body language shows that people are always fighting and doing something like killing someone by the use of the prop, the gun.

Editing
There are slow paced shots at the beginning of the opening sequence and sometimes during the opening sequence by there are also some fast paced shots. The cutting of the opening sequence is quite quick at some points and the visual effects for this opening sequence are that there are no faces being shown and that most things are just in red or black. There is some slow motion when James Bond is fighting with some of the people.

Sound
The sound for this opening sequence is non-diagetic although we sometimes hear the gun being shot in the background at points. The gun being shot at some points in the background could be classed as sound effects. There are no voiceovers and the only dialogue within this opening sequence would be the person singing the song.