Assignment 9 final draft

Assignment 9: Opening sequence analysis

Assignment 9: Opening sequence analysis

Name 1: MonaeName 2: LauraName 3: Chelsea

U Turn

Film: U Turn
Genre: Crime Drama Thriller

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Purpose (opening sequence)

The purpose of this opening sequence is:

To captivate the audiences attention. In U Turn the audience is faced with many enigmas through the restricted narrative.

2. To introduce this linear film as a medium pace and make the audience wonder what will be happening next.

3. To pull the audience in and introduce them to the character and settings in the film.

CrimeFast pace

Keep audience in a suspense

Tension

Draws interest

Drama Emotion

Thoughts

In tense

Entertain

ThrillerCreates fear

Suspense

Enigmas

Guessing game of who did it

Cause interaction with others

Anticipation

Purpose

Conventions Conventions

Conventions ConventionsCAMERA SHOTS: Wide

PURPOSE?The purpose of a wide shot is to show a large variety of information.

These shots are also considered as establishing shots.

CAMERA SHOTS: Overhead

PURPOSE?The purpose of an overhead shot is to show beyond a character or an object.

CAMERA SHOTS: Close up

PURPOSE?The purpose of close ups is to show a particular part of an object. In this case it will be the numbers on the radio station or the horse at the front of the car.

CAMERA SHOTS: POV

PURPOSE?The purpose of a point of view shot is to show the characters perspective.

CAMERA ANGLES: Low

PURPOSE?The purpose of these angles are to make the character seem more bigger and dominant.

CAMERA SHOTS: High

PURPOSE?The purpose of a high angle is to make the character/object seem smaller and vulnerable.

Mise-en-scene

Isolated desert

Exterior area

Dusty road

Harlins garage

Allot of broken cars

Mise-en-scene Setting

Screen grabNatural lighting throughout the opening sequence

Mise-en-scene lightingEditing:

Diegesis

Continuity Editing

Pace

Time

Cutting

Transitions

Special Effects

Diegesis

Diegetic:

Lorry drives past

Vultures eating dead wolf

Empty road ahead of him

The world within the narrative of the film.

Diegesis

Non-diegetic:

Text on screen

Film title

These are not part of the diegetic world within the film.

The characters cannot see or hear these elements.

Continuity Editing: Match On Action

The character turns the dial on the radio.

This action is continued in the next shot.

Multiple shots show one continuous action.

Continuity Editing: Eye-line Match

Shot A: Shows the character looking at something off-screen.

Shot B: shows the character looking at the road signs.

Following shot that shows what the character is looking at.

Continuity Editing: Insert shot

Close-up: the character turns the dial on the radio.(master shot)

Insert shot: the dial changing.

A shot as part of a scene, filmed from a different angle or focal point from the master shot.

Continuity Error

There are two vultures in this shot.

In the next shot, there is only one vulture.

Pace

Mid Paced

Average number of shots used

To make normal and comfortable

To show realism

However, the opening sequence also uses fast pace.

These shots all happen in a matter of seconds, one after the other, creating a sense of anxiety as to what will happen.

Time

The man in the opening sequence (presumably the main character) has the most screen time.

(He is the only human character seen within the opening sequence.)

Story time: there isn't a set time shown, but could be between minutes and hours.

Discourse time: 04:06

Time Allocation:

Shows his importance in the film.

Transitions

Straight cutting: shows realism

This shot cuts to the next shot

Which straight cuts to the next

Special Effects

Colour

Black and white

(Often used to show a memory or time period)

Sound

Cat meows

Tyre bursts and engine exhaust fumes comes outLorry passing byMusic from the radio

Narrative

Structure

Type

Enigmas

Structure

Linear:

The opening sequence moves in sequential order, starting with the man on is journey and ending with him reaching a destination.

Type

Restricted:

Doesnt share lots of information with the audience

Holds back information to create enigmas.

Enigmas

Where is he?

Where is he going?

How did he get his hand injury?

Which road will he take?

Who is he?

Includes:

Equilibrium

Disequilibrium

Recognition of disequilibrium

Attempt to repair damage

New equilibrium

Narrative theory: TodorovEquilibriumDisequilibriumAttempt to repair damageCameron

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Narrative Theory: Barthes

Barthes theory of codes encourages the audience to seek answers and clues to make them anticipate outcomes.

Identified by these codes:Enigma Code

Action Code

Semantic Code

Symbolic Code

Cultural Code

Barthes Codes.

Enigma Code:

The audience are not told anything about this character or where is is/where he came from.

Action Code:

- We would expect the character to begin to hallucinate or see things unclearly after taking pills.

Barthes Codes cont.

Semantic Code:

Shot of vultures eating at the carcass off a wild dog connotes death.

Isolated landscape connotes loneliness.

Symbolic Code:

- (opposition and antithesis) isolation vs civilisation

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Laura
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