Analysis of Opening Sequence “Amelie”

This film opening has many establishing shots, these were used to show the location. The director decided to use these shots are the start of the movie to set up the scene for he audience. This helps the audience understand and get ideas of what the movie is going to be about depending on the place it is set.  The opening sequence also has a lot of mid shots that then zoom into close ups. The director choose to use these shots so that the audience can see the characters looking at objects , then the audience can see it up close for themselves. The close ups help the audience learn about the characters this is important in an opening of a film as it help start off the story.Character establishment is important in a film opening so that the audience knows who he story is about and who it involves. And by establishing characters the audience can get an idea of what type of movie its going to be. An example of character establishment is where Amelie playing by herself the director showed this to give the audience the idea that Amelie is creative, lonely and maybe a bit isolated. By simple thing like mentioning characters name you can establish characters for example in the film opening the father’s and mother’s name is mentioned so we know how they are. In this opening sequence there is minimum dialogue so this means that sound effects are important as it i need to keep the audience interested. The music is parallel to the shots that the directors choose. The director had to choose the correct music to set the mood for the opening sequence. This gives the audience an idea of what the film is going to be about, or at least how the film starts. The creativity of the of the opening sequence is important as it is another way to keep the audience involved and interested. In the film opening  Amelie is matching the credits with her actions . for example when she is Playing with money and the producers name is shown. Another thing creative  is as a man dies in the opening sequence it then shows how another begins  this  showing how life goes on and its a chain of events.

Analysis of Opening Sequence “Napoleon Dynamite”

The music that was chosen by the director sets the mood of the opening sequence, also it parallel to the visuals on screen so the audience can then match up the two and get an idea of what the movie is going to be about. The music also has a narrative that gives an idea of what the movie is going to be about. Character establishment is important in a film opening so that the audience knows who he story is about and who it involves. And by establishing characters the audience can get an idea of what type of movie its going to be about. In the opening sequence there are only two characters established  the director shows this to give the audience an idea of what the movie is going to be about and who the main characters are which suggest that they are important. In this opening sequence there is minimum dialogue so this means that sound effects are important as it i need to keep the audience interested. The music is parallel to the shots that the directors choose. The director had to choose the correct music to set the mood for the opening sequence. The creativity of the opening sequence is important as it is another way to keep the audience involved and interested. The director decided tha it would be creative Credits are used in a shown on cut out drawings. As the drawings look childish shows movie was maybe about a childhood. I did not enjoy the opening of the film I don’t think it appealed to me. The opening was boring and it didn’t hook me and want me to watch more.

Analysis of Opening Sequence “Bridget Jones’ Diary- Edge Of Reason”

The first thing you notice that iss creative is how the credits are set out in the film opening. The director have choose to link the credits with the diary in the first shot using the same style writing as if you were writing in a diary.The creativity of the of the opening sequence is important as it is another way to keep the audience involved and interested.The director used a lot close ups of the characters to help the audience to establish who they are. The director also set the scene in the first 5 shots this is show the audience don’t get bored and stop watching, as it gets straight to the point. They have to do do this as the film is part of a sequel and they have to retract the steps with out wasting time.In the film opening the narrator establishes the characters this is used at the start so that the audience knows who everyone is and there personality. Character establishment is important in a film opening so that the audience knows who he story is about and who it involves. And by establishing characters the audience can get an idea of what type of movie is going to be about. The close up used helps establish the characters and learn about their characteristics. The music is parallel to the shots that the directors choose. The director had to choose the correct music to set the mood for the opening sequence. This gives the audience an idea of what the film is going to be about, or at least how the film starts. The creativity of  the opening sequence is important as it is another way to keep the audience involved and interested.