Iron man opening

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

Iron Man

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Cinematography & Camera Techniques

The camera techniques used in the iron man opening scene includes a establishing shot. This is used to set up the scene and to show us where the beginning and the main theme of the movie is going to take place. You don’t see much besides the few military vehicles so it shows us the viewer that it is going to be an action themed movie. A few seconds in and the shot turns into a pan shot, this is to symbolise that the trucks are indeed moving, it also to keep the vehicles in the back as they move along so it the camera keeps stays at the same angle as they drive along. You could also say it is used as a point of view as the antagonists observe them, as they attack from the hills. Then next comes a crane shot as it looks at the main protagonists vehicle as it drives, the reason it focuses on this car is to symbolise which is the main vehicle out of the rest or the audience would never know, though it is a crane shot, it fades with a track as it follows the car along the road. You can tell it is a crane shot as it is filmed steadily at a high height and the lowers down and looks down at around a 80 degree angle, using a crane on an angle would give you a better view of the shot than if it was just a track because if it was a track all you’d get the side view but with the crane you get the full experience. Within the car there are quite a few point of view shots, this could have been used due to the low space in the car or maybe because it was a conversation would be able to see from their point of view the emotions and feelings of a point of view, which makes the shot effective as it captures their emotions, it also shows the audience how that character is reacting. Also while in the car, the type of shot called a two shot is used with the protagonist and one of


the soldiers, this is used effectively as it does not break the 180 degree rule and it always keeps the characters in view, it is used to show both of the characters faces and their reactions and because it is a picture it adds a bit of humour into the shot. The last shot to be used is a zoom shot and this is used to zoom into a missile that lands next to stark, and as its made by him it’s used to emphasise that is made by him and that his own weapon could murder him, and it is also used to show the seriousness of this.

Visual Effects & Colour Scheme

The visual theme throughout the scene is bright but colourless with the exception of the protagonist’s clothing which stands out compared to everything else. In the scene there is plenty of lighting as it is set in a desert as there is rarely any objects to create shade and as it is in the desert, there wouldn’t be many clouds so that allow for maximum lighting. The lighting would be good for an action move of this kind as it allows for everything to be seen perfectly and not have anything shaded out. The visual effects shown here would be the explosions in the background from missiles being shot by the antagonists, mainly military themed due to the scenario of the scene.

Genre Conventions

The genre of this scene is action as it set during a battle between the American soldiers and the terrorists, this is the main element in the scene and also the main thing to focus on. There are other elements to focus on as well such as the humour which is in the car. Marvels films are never fully just action, they also include humour to keep their audience entertained and laughing. Though for this scene there isn’t really much going on besides the conversation going on in the vehicle and the battle that takes place outside of the vehicle.

Narrative There are two themes of narrative in this scene, the first one


being about the personal life of tony stark (Protagonist), this just takes us and the characters of the scene away from the scenario they are in, it is a clever way for the characters to get side-tracked and forget what they are doing. The second part is about military talk where all the soldiers are speaking military commands and signalling their team what to do and where to go.

Editing Techniques

One main editing technique in this scene is shown a lot in the car is the 180 degree rule, the director never breaks this. This may be due to the limited space in the car. Continuity editing is also used in this as it makes the scene look like one continues shot, directors use this to make their scenes look professional and not sloppy.

Title Credit Design

The credits in this scene are very minimalistic but they do stand out in the background. There is also a style to the text where it outline of the text gives it a somewhat 3D effect.

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