It cuts to a long shot, which acts as an establishing shot, of a large building and the camera begins to quickly track in towards the windows of the building. As it cuts to this shot we again hear the sound of a boom noise followed by a tone that continues over the sound of the ticking. These combined give the impression that whatever will happen in this scene could be associated with danger as the slowly rising tone creates tension among the spectator. We then get to see our first character of the film however, he is wearing a clown mask and holding some sort of gun. Clowns are one of the biggest fears in the world so this combined with the fact he is holding a gun tells us that he is both an antagonist and that he has been placed in the film specifically to create fear upon the audience. As the window smashes the ticking noise continues however, it is a modified version of it. One of the clowns shoot a grapple hook over to an opposite rooftop. The scene cuts to reveal a man standing with his back to the audience whilst the camera slowly tracks in to his back. He is holding a blue bag and a clown mask to tell the audience that this character is also one of the bad guys as it continues tracking in a car suddenly pulls up and allows him to get in. The tense tone stops completely and it cuts back to the people in the office building, allowing us to figure out that they are travelling in 2 groups. We see the other group of clowns in the car and hear our first line of dialogue. There are a total of 3 people wearing clown masks in the car. At no point during this part do we see any ones face. Although, the light outside is very bright the inside of the car is very dark to again tell the audience that the people in this car are the bad guys of the film. Then there is a parallel action as the other group of robbers on the roof continue their conversation about "The Joker" and helps us know a little bit more about this character. After one clown deals with the alarm the other clown shoots him. This is to tell us that these clowns are not to be trusted and are slowly killing each other to get a bigger share of the money. As he kills him and then runs downstairs the music plays what will later be known as The Joker's motif as it plays whenever he is on screen. One of the clowns opens the vault and after he is done gets shot by the other clown, again show the theme of betrayal. We then cut back to the main hall to reveal the mysterious clown who looks like he is now in charge of the whole operation as it seems he is now in control of the bank and hostages as it cuts the tense tone begins to rise up again. This scene is relevant to our film as again it is a fantasy film that is grounded in to reality. The characters of Batman and The Joker do not exist in real life but the setting and the way it is film makes us believe that the events of this film could happen even though it is a fantasy, this is what we aim to do with our film.
2- Inception
Inception starts with a extreme close up on the main characters face as he washes up ashore on a beach looking confused and tired. This confusing opening is common with thrillers as it creates many questions among the audience as to how the main character got on the beach and why he is there. A eyeline match is then used to show the main character looking towards 2 children who are playing on a beach, this is obviously the main character hallucinating however this adds to the feeling of the drama as already we are introduced to these children who are part of the main characters life however we are still left with many questions. The main character is then approached by a man who pokes him with the end of his gun the man then notices something on the main character and he uses the end of his gun to lift the back of his shirt and this reveals that he has a gun. This also confirms that the main character was hallucinating when he saw the two children and this means that the children are important to him and could quite possible be involved with him waking up on a beach with a gun. The main character is then dragged to a room by two other men and through a medium close up we can see that the room is surrounded by bodyguards working for the older man at the table. As the man is being dragged, we can see that the older man doesn’t think much of the main character. A close up is used to show the older man placing his hand on the gun and moving it to the small trinket while the main character eats soup at the other end of the table. A medium shot is used to show the older man picking up the trinket and spinning it across the table staring intently into it. This is very important to a thriller as the small object is now confirmed to be of large importance to more than one character and this feeling of mystery makes the opening very intriguing. The final scene to the opening is a close up of the older man watching the trinket spin, this final scene signifies how important the small trinket is but doesn’t specify why it is important and leaves the rest of the film to answer that question.
3- Bad Boys 2
In the opening to bad boys 2, we are introduced to a monotone diagetic tune,suggesting that the opening scene is very ominous. The camera cuts to a low angleshot with information telling the audience where we are. We see ecstasy being manufactured, suggesting that the film is based around shipments of drugs. The camera cuts to a mid shot of of a large amount of ecstasy being transported in a lab,essentially acknowledging the way they ship drugs, which is also dramatic irony asthe police officers do not exactly know where the drugs are going. These camerashots are all fast paced to emphasise the action in the shot. Throughout the scene,credits are shown of the characters, directors and so on, which is an affective way of representing it as it does not take up too much time at the start. The camera cuts to atracking shot of coffins being loaded onto a huge ship with the same diagetic monotone tune playing, emphasising and reflecting the quick camera cuts. We now cut to a long shot of Miami coast, stretching all the way to the main city, which is another great cut to present the credits. The sound picks up pace, suggesting that the shipments have been done, as the camera cuts to a close up shot of a man on the phone, who could potentially be the drug industry owner. The camera cuts to a birdseye view shot of a boat travelling to pick up the shipment. This shot is taken at night, suggesting that the events taking place are of a ominous nature. The camera cuts to a mid-shot of the coffins underwater, showing the audience how the drugs are transported. There are constant changes in locations which are written along with the credits. The opening to Bad Boys 2 is very suggestive and underlines the crime that the police will have to face. In the opening scene, there are a lot of fas tpaced action shots, reflecting the idea that this is an action/thriller genre movie.
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