IntroductionAnalysis

Why I like this movie introduction?

I liked this movie opening for how fast pace it is. Not fast pace in a action way but straight away you meet the main character, you understand who are his friend, then you meet his girlfriend and her friends. I find this a effective way to get straight into the story. This also clearly shows the equilibrium. One unique thing they use in this introduction is when they bring in new characters they use there names in the dialogue before you see them, also the main focus in the start scene is on the main character and his girlfriend, with the friends in the background of the shot.

Main focus of shot Background of shot

How does the introduction link into the rest of the movie?

The characters you meet in to introduction you follow all the way through the film, without this opening the plot would be harder to understand. It also sets the scene of the pub (The Winchester), which a main location throughout the movie. The quick introduction to the equilibrium that is shown help the viewer define the equilibrium with the disequilibrium.

TextualAnalysis

Camerawork

Shot types

Over the shoulder

Close up

A over the shoulder shot is used a lot within the first scene, this is to

show conversation between the two

characters.

A close up shot is used here to

show the characters facial

expressions.

Mid shot This is used to show action, in

this case showing the normality of

it all.Distances usedDistance is used to show

how close or how separated two characters

may be. A example is Dianne and David are

close together and Shawn and Liz are

separated as they are arguing.

Camera anglesAngles are not used that much through

this opening sequence because there is no real reason to use

them as it gives not desired effect.

Muse on scene props

setting

lightingcostume

expression

The props used in the intro are mainly to do with the setting. eg.

Pub – beer, cigarettes.

The setting is set from the start, which is in a

pub. After that scene it goes to different places

that we assume that are where Shaun lives. A example of this is the

shopping mall.

Expression is used on close up shots of the characters so you can see there reaction to

something.

Within the pub it is dark that is to do with the

setting as the stereotype for a pub is dark.

However when its out of the pub it is bright.

Everyone in it is wearing casual normal clothes. The only acceptation is

when people in the supermarket are in

uniform

SOUND

NON DIEGETIC

DIEGETIC

Background noise put in so it sounds

like the pub is busy

Music is put on quietly in the background then

near the end of the scene it gets louder and in the

new scene it is loudest as there is no diegetic sound

This is mainly dialogue between the main characters and

some background noise (bar tender)

Editing

Pace

CutsTransitions

credits

Cuts are just simple nothing fancy this is for a realistic flow.

In this introduction there is unusual

transition these are whipes this is used to make a seamless flow.

The transitions that are not whipes are just

normal ones

There isn’t any pace features used in this as its average timing cuts just to make it

seem realistic

This was put at the bottom of the screen

so it is easy to see and locate