The whole film starts off with red writing saying who the companies are who produced the film, also what type of production it is. It then changes to show animated buildings that are in black and white with a red sky. This makes it seem like there is something wrong because of the red sky and also it could represent blood or anger.
The first screen shot the camera pans down to two buildings, we see 'Bruce Willis' on two different buildings in contrasting black and white colours. This shows who is starring in the film. The buildings look like they are real but have been animated to make them look like they are real. The camera shows the scene with the name on the buildings for about 3 seconds then the camera changes to show the title.
In the next scene you see the middle of the title of the film spinning whilst the camera is panning outwards. The title is in red which were the buildings are in the background parts of the title goes black the red is the colour of the sky in the previous screen and black is the colour of the buildings. In the background you see a birds eye view of a town which is in black and white, doing this sets where the film is probably going to be set.
The next scene is of a telephone post with the name 'Ben Foster' going up it. The pole is in black with white where the light is hitting the pole. The sky is a blood red colour which is associated with terror. The camera pans up the pole to make it look like it is towering above us this shows that it is important. It is shown for about 3 seconds then changes to the next scene. The pole is also animated.
In the next scene you see a police man with a white helmet who looks like he is trying to get over the fence but he is not sure if it is dangerous or not. On the poles there names like 'Serena Scott Thomas' and 'Robert Knepper'. The scene looks very dark and gives us a scary but edgy feel to it. The scene changes with barbed wire from the next scene coming across the screen,merging them together.
The next scene is of a set of stairs with the words 'Music By Alexandre Desplat', each of the letters are placed on a separate step. This is done so when the camera moves over the stairs then you can see the words then they break up as if they were on a concertina. There is a shadow of a man in the corner at the bottom of the stairs of police men.
The scene after is of a street where one of the houses is in red and the rest are in white this shows that the attention of the screen shot is aimed at the red house. The whole scene is animated but it looks as if it is real. The camera pans over the houses to show the front of the houses and the road where the writing is placed.
In the next scene you see a police man with a gun. The gun is pointed just passed the camera shot so it looks quite big when it probably is not. The camera moves through the wire fence round the gun which shows the writing on the gun, before you see this there is writing on a board which the gunman is hiding behind, as the camera pans round you see the first set of writing on the board then the camera moves, the first set of writing goes and you see the second set of writing on the gun.
You see in the next screen poles with white writing on the with a blurred out background of a police car. This shot is called a focus shot. At the start of the screen shot you can see the background clear and the poles look like they are just black with white colours on them then the camera focuses out and you can then see the poles clearer and the background faded, the scene just changed after this has happened.
The last scene is of a wooden board with writing saying who directed the film. In the background you can see the red house area which you saw earlier it is all blurred out so the scene focuses on the wooden board. At the end of the opening scene you see an animated telephone which turns into a real one with a man shouting down it. He is inside the red house which is normal coloured at this point then the opening finishes.
If we were doing a film opening like this then we wont be filming that much action and we would only be filming the scenery which we wasn't thinking of doing; what we were thinking of was filming the action and having the opening credits appear in some way over the top of the action.
The first screen shot the camera pans down to two buildings, we see 'Bruce Willis' on two different buildings in contrasting black and white colours. This shows who is starring in the film. The buildings look like they are real but have been animated to make them look like they are real. The camera shows the scene with the name on the buildings for about 3 seconds then the camera changes to show the title.
In the next scene you see the middle of the title of the film spinning whilst the camera is panning outwards. The title is in red which were the buildings are in the background parts of the title goes black the red is the colour of the sky in the previous screen and black is the colour of the buildings. In the background you see a birds eye view of a town which is in black and white, doing this sets where the film is probably going to be set.
The next scene is of a telephone post with the name 'Ben Foster' going up it. The pole is in black with white where the light is hitting the pole. The sky is a blood red colour which is associated with terror. The camera pans up the pole to make it look like it is towering above us this shows that it is important. It is shown for about 3 seconds then changes to the next scene. The pole is also animated.
In the next scene you see a police man with a white helmet who looks like he is trying to get over the fence but he is not sure if it is dangerous or not. On the poles there names like 'Serena Scott Thomas' and 'Robert Knepper'. The scene looks very dark and gives us a scary but edgy feel to it. The scene changes with barbed wire from the next scene coming across the screen,merging them together.
The next scene is of a set of stairs with the words 'Music By Alexandre Desplat', each of the letters are placed on a separate step. This is done so when the camera moves over the stairs then you can see the words then they break up as if they were on a concertina. There is a shadow of a man in the corner at the bottom of the stairs of police men.
The scene after is of a street where one of the houses is in red and the rest are in white this shows that the attention of the screen shot is aimed at the red house. The whole scene is animated but it looks as if it is real. The camera pans over the houses to show the front of the houses and the road where the writing is placed.
In the next scene you see a police man with a gun. The gun is pointed just passed the camera shot so it looks quite big when it probably is not. The camera moves through the wire fence round the gun which shows the writing on the gun, before you see this there is writing on a board which the gunman is hiding behind, as the camera pans round you see the first set of writing on the board then the camera moves, the first set of writing goes and you see the second set of writing on the gun.
You see in the next screen poles with white writing on the with a blurred out background of a police car. This shot is called a focus shot. At the start of the screen shot you can see the background clear and the poles look like they are just black with white colours on them then the camera focuses out and you can then see the poles clearer and the background faded, the scene just changed after this has happened.
The last scene is of a wooden board with writing saying who directed the film. In the background you can see the red house area which you saw earlier it is all blurred out so the scene focuses on the wooden board. At the end of the opening scene you see an animated telephone which turns into a real one with a man shouting down it. He is inside the red house which is normal coloured at this point then the opening finishes.
If we were doing a film opening like this then we wont be filming that much action and we would only be filming the scenery which we wasn't thinking of doing; what we were thinking of was filming the action and having the opening credits appear in some way over the top of the action.
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