Opening: starts with opening title credits, young teenage boy sitting alone holding a gun, flashback to how he ended up where he is: meeting with a gang of older teens - gets given a gun and load to 'jack the garage'. Main character makes his way towards garage, threatens the man behind the till and then shoots him when the man reaches over for the gun. Makes a quick getaway by running out of the garage and leaves the man behind the counter bleeding.
Setting: urban estate in a 'rough' area, suggests trouble with gangs and violence, a build up to something 'big' that affects the story line.
Props: gun - suggests violence.
Camera shot types/angles: medium shots - feel for surroundings, audience have clear idea where film would be set, close up - shown expression on the face of the characters, audience know what emotions each character is feeling and knows how to feel towards each one.
Lighting: low-key lighting - dark, suggests trouble for main character.
Casting: mixture of young and old teenagers - possible gang, stereotypically often found on estates like the one shown.
Costume and make-up: jogging bottoms and hooded tops - stereotypical for gang members to be wearing when out on the streets.
Movement:
Music: gangsta rap - supports the props, setting and casting - suggests gang culture and lifestyle
Positives: appropriate title and music, variation of different camera angles and shot types, appropriate mise-en-scene included to represent genre.
Negatives: dialogue is sometimes difficult to hear.
Why I chose The Promise: As well as looking at professional film openings, I also wanted to analyse amateur openings, as they show a more, realistic approach to what a student or young amateur can create opposed to professional cameramen with the expensive budget and high-tech equipment they have access to. The Promise shows aspects of crime genre and the main characters include teenagers and the setting is an urban estate, all of which I would like to focus upon for my own opening.
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