Film Opening Sequence Analysis *Comment on the following aspects in relation to your film opening title sequence choice

Skyfall - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IimY1KP5dR4&list=PL37yuKqdtDhOjvZ7ArUX_XqVpU8tv5D_x&index=6 Name:Reece Mechan

My Analysis Supporting Images

Cinematography & Camera Techniques

One of the first of the camera angles is a point-of-view shot as seen in the picture. I think that the director has chosen to do this shot because it puts us in the shoes of James bond. I think that he has wanted us to feel this way because just before this shot happened James bond was shot and it makes us think that he has died. With this shot we see he is looking down at his shoes I think that this makes us believe that he is dead because if you were alive you would be trying to swim out of the water but he is just looking down at his shoes as if he is sinking. He is also sinking into a hole which could be interpreted as hell which is where people go if they have died. Or it could be interpreted as if he is getting swallowed up into a whole new world.

Another cinematography technique he uses is a medium shot. I think the director has done this because it gets the full scene in the screen. By showing a graveyard he is giving away that a character dies in the film. Instead of using a medium shot on one gravestone he has used it on a full graveyard this shows us that it’s more than one character.

Film Opening Sequence Analysis *Comment on the following aspects in relation to your film opening title sequence choice

One of the last few cinematography techniques the director has used is close up. I think he has done this because he is just showing him being grabbed by what looks to be a woman’s hand. By using the close up shot the director is making us see what he is being grabbed by and the way they are grabbing him by. The way he is being grabbed is the way people grab someone if they want to keep them with them. I also think the director has used this because a close up gets the viewer is drawn into the subject's personal space and shares their feelings.

Visual Effects & Colour Scheme

The visual effects for this film are the massive feature of low key lighting. This also fits in with the genre conventions because it’s another reason why I think that it is an action film. The benefit of low key lighting is it makes the whole scene look eerie and like something big is going to happen.

Genre Conventions

From looking at this title sequence I think the genre of the film is action. I think this because usually in action movies there is usually blood or something to signify death and the opening title sequence for this film actually has this.

Narrative The opening title sequence has no narrative

Film Opening Sequence Analysis *Comment on the following aspects in relation to your film opening title sequence choice

Editing Techniques

One of the editing techniques used in this title sequence is credits. The director has done this to provide attribution to the staff involved in their productions.

Another editing technique is continuity editing. I think he has done this because it makes everything flow in a consistent, orderly, smooth, sequential manner.

Film Opening Sequence Analysis *Comment on the following aspects in relation to your film opening title sequence choice

Title Credit Design For the title credit design the director uses white slim writing. This could be seen as a very serious type of writing so this could show the audience that something serious will be happening in the film.