Opening sequence Analysis

'Days of atonement'


The lighting within the opening sequence is dark which allows the atmosphere to appear gloomy and to give off an obsecure setting, this is effective on the audience as they will become intrigued and aware of the genre. Bright lighting is also used in some parts of the film to capture a certain shot or angle which draws the audiences attention. The sound used at the start of the clip is of school children participating in a sports day run, children are usually used in dark thrillers to allow the audience to question what their purpose is in the thriller, whether they are the victims or villian, the sound used after is of a man that sounds as if he is a radio broadcater for the 1960s as it is of low quality, lastly there is some form of background music which gradually becomes louder as the sequence is played, this is to create suspense and tension within the film. Text is used to present the film, there is minimal use of this as the text is not needed, which allows to leave more to the audiences more imagination rather than feeding it to them. The camera angles used in the clip are close ups, extreme close ups, mid shots, over the head shots and longshots all to show the importance of the only actor and his actions.

'Blitz'


The lighting within this opening sequence is fairly dark, which does not give too much away, because of the lighting what the audience sees is minimal, the audience catches glimpses of the room and what it contains. Bright lighting is used to capture some aspects such as food rations and children toys. The sound used is of a radio broadcaster possibly within the 1930s period where the actual Blitz occured this ofcourse gives the audience an understanding of the time period that this took place. Minimal text usage is in the scene the only importance of the text used is showing the time period that has changed (60 years later) this allows the audience to grasp an understanding of what is happening. The camera angles used is of closeups and longshots, there is not alot of camera shots in this scene because the filming has taken place in a small, compact room. 

'One'


The lighting for this opening sequence shows daylight and casual lighting that the audience most likely experience when they wake up this allows the audience to relate to the actors. The sound is also of casual and genural sound of the actress walking around the house, the toaster popping up and the fire alarm going off, the sound of the baby moniter going off is a regular sound but the sounds that are made is unexpected as you would become frightful if you heard random noises coming from the baby monitor, the audience also becomes aware of this. There is a minimum use of text within the opening sequence, this is because the only text usage is of the credits, as the film tells the story itself. The camera angles such as mid-shot, close-ups, long-shots and low angle shots, to show the importance of the characters. 

In conclusion all three lighting uses are similar, to give off a thriller atmosphere, all the sound uses are similar there is hardly any dialuge and a lot of background music is used in all three videos, minimal text usage is used in the three different films because thrillers genuinely tell the story itself and does not need a written introduction, camera angles used are all similar as they need to show various similar camera angles that all focus on the characters.