By Ollie Dwyer

EXISTING FILM OPENINGS: CRIME GENRE

KILL BILL: VOL. 1

In this film opening most of the scene uses the same shot. As this opening starts the camera shows a close up of a women laying on the floor in pain and covered in blood. The only other shot used in this opening is when a man walks into the scene, and the camera focus’s on his feet as he walks. This man is talking to her calmly, however at the end of the scene there is a loud bang (gunshot) and it seems that blood comes out from her head, suggesting to the reader that this man has shot her. The reader never gets to see his face, but they do see that the name ‘Bill’ is on his napkin as he wipes this women’s bloody face. The reader has no idea why this crime was committed or who either of these characters are, although they should gather that this mans name is bill.

LORD OF WAR

This film opening starts off in a factory, the camera zooms into a machine. It then becomes clear that this is a factory for making bullets as the camera follows behind one bullet In particular. This bullet moves down the factory belt line and ends up being shipped off in a box among other bullets. The box of bullets travels between three different sets of people after it is shipped out. It seems that these bullets end up in the control of what readers might think of to be a illegal small private army. It doesn’t seem legal as the men at the end don’t seem to be wearing an army uniform of any sort, and a young boy is shot by the the bullet in which the camera was following from the start.

The music in this video is quite slow paced, but is also quite uplifting. The music used could be said to be relaxing, which goes against what is actually happening in the video, as the actual content seen is not relaxing and uplifting.

The opening credits start with the title of the film ‘Lord of war’. The various actors and producers are then listed throughout the opening as their titles fade in and out slowly. The opening credits stop as the camera follows the barrel of the gun just before the young man is shot at the end.

WATCHMEN

This opening starts with a man sitting on his sofa, the reader will not think that any thing is out of the ordinary. However the camera focus’s on the door from the other side and a shot shows the man on his sofa looking at a shadow coming from underneath the other side of the door. It will become clear to the reader that, this man dressed in black is going to attack the man in the dressing gown.

The sound of the TV is amplified as the two men fight to perhaps create tension and suspence The music that is men’t to be coming from the TV is quite jolly and contridits the fact that two people are fighting each other to the death.

Finally slow motion is used to show the man who is being attack being thrown out of a window. A small smiley face badge falls down as the man is falling. This also contridicts the action that is taking place in the film.