Hey guys, I have watched the film openings for 3 of the films. I thought they were actually really really good. Here are my research results:
Gladiator (2000)
The film opens with a quiet scene with serene music accompanying it. It shows a closeup of a bird creating a sense of calmness in nature. It almost seems peaceful, until it flies away insinuating that something is about to happen. It then walks through a battlefield with many soldiers. The main character is wearing flashier clothing which insinuates that he is a leader of some kind. He tries to give us an idea of the vast scale of their empire, telling us, “one quarter of the world’s population lived and died under the Caesars.” This is a very important statement as the emphasis on “and died” prepares us for the coming battle scene they secretly insinuated throughout the whole opening. These small little details hinted here and there helped create the story and helped us understand the plot.
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Here is the link where I got my information for "Saving Private Ryan":
The most important techniques used in the video are the following:
Camera Shots
- Close ups
- Medium Shots
- Long Shots
- Establishing Shots
- High angle shots
- Wide angle shots
Camera Techniques
- Hand held camera shots
- underwater shots to add emphasis to the chaos
- Shaky footage to intensify the chaos
Sound
- Loud Sounds to insinuate explosions
- intense music
- faint ringing to make if feel like you are there because when you hear something really loud like an explosion, your ears ring.
Mis-en-scene
- Old war items like the guns and land blockades to stop boats from getting on land. This insinuates WWII time period.
- The clothing they are using as well insinuates that old war time period (most likely WWII)
Jason Bourne (2016)
- Medium Shots
- Long Shots
- Establishing Shots
- High angle shots
- Wide angle shots
- Extreme close ups (to insinuate the importance of it)
Camera Techniques
- Shaky footage to add the dramatic effect on it
- Hand held shots
- underwater footage to show the deepness of the situation
Sound
- Loud thunderstorm sounds to insinuate the danger of the situation and the confusion the fisherman.
- emphasized the metal clanking when pulling out the bullet almost to give a relaxed feeling.
- Intense music
- When the bullet was taken out, the music stopped. This also gives the calming effect after it is removed.
Mise-en-scene
- The. set was very fisherman like. Things laying around, tools and food in the background, etc.
- They are also wearing the typical fisherman outfits for when it storms.
These small little details hinted throughout each opening helped create the story and helped us understand the plot. These are things that I am thinking of putting in my opening to add these specific effects on the audience that I need.
Well, that's it for today and tomorrow we will talk about my idea for my opening, so stay tuned!
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