Genre-
The genre of this film is action/comedy this is demonstrated through the sound, the non diegetic soundtrack is what I would usually expect to hear over a cartoon such as Tom and Jerry, this gives the film a comedic tone. The mise in the opening suggests that the film is an action, it moves reasonably fast and the fact that they're is a chase going on leads me to believe that there must be some form of action.
This screenshot shows the is a demonstration of the main protagonist hiding/ running away from the other character. This suggests to me that there is chase.
Narrative-
The narrative of the film involves a chase, the opening tells me that the main protagonist must go on an adventure to escape who ever is following him.
Characters-
The characters in the film include the main protagonist (who is male), I can tell he is a male by what he is wearing. there is also a woman in the film, it is likely by the film genre that she will have some form of love affair with the main protagonist, however, she could also be the enemy or person initiating the chase.
I believe that the main protagonist is male because of the shape of 'his' body, it is a lot broader than than what is seen to be the women in the opening. The image to the left shows both the 'male' and 'female' characters standing next to each other, i felt that this was a clear representation of the differences between them. The image to the right includes a still of the 'main protagonist', I have also come to the conclusion that he is male because of what he is wearing; he is wearing a suit and doesn't appear to have any hair.
Atmosphere-
This film has quite an adventurous atmosphere, you know straight away that there is going to be some form of journey and therefore this may make the viewer feel tense as the film starts to meet its climax. The background colour changes quite a lot in the film opening, each colour could signify a different tonal mood throughout the film.
The first image is black and pink, pink has connotations of love, this also links to the fact that there is a woman with the main protagonist in this still. The image in the middle is black and red, red can have connotations of danger, this also signifies that this film is potentially an action film because action films usually include some form of danger. The last image is black and green, green has connotations of safety, this could signify that there are lots of twists and turns throughout the film, or perhaps that everything turns out alright in the end.
Themes-
The main themes demonstrated in the film opening are, adventure and chase. The film opening suggests that the film is about somebody running away from someone or something. Because there is a chase going on this leads me to believing that there is some form of adventure that we have to follow when watching the film.
Setting-
The film opening has multiple settings such as; the airport, around a swimming pool, in a hospital and a few others. We follow the main protagonist whilst they travel to all of the different locations.
The fact that there are multiple different locations signifies that the main protagonist is going on an adventure.
Sound- The music used changes its pace a few times, this could be a representation of the film and how on edge the main protagonist may be at times. The soundtrack is quite comedic.
Titles-
All of the titles fit in with the setting. This is so that you can see the necessary information, however, you can also follow the journey of the main protagonist and keep your focus.
Analysing this film opening has helped me to consider what I should/ could include in my film opening to convey certain meanings.
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