Tuesday, 8 November 2011

Quantum of Solace Opening Sequence

Camerawork

This is an establishing shot, with this you want to show the audience the setting or current locale of the movie however you dont want to give away exactly where this place is as it may be crucial unfolding the plot and just spilling to the audience might confuse them as to why the movie is taking place here.

We are then shown close ups of car fronts, backs, faces and bullets however we are not shown any major detail such as the whole face of the character. What you want to do is to hint at what might be happening or what is about to happen what you dont want to do is reveal everything at a given chance, its better to keep the audience engaged by letting them think about what they are seeing.

Editing

For the one minute the shots transition through quick snappy fades, this is to create tension for what is about to happen, when doing this you dont want to spend too much time on one shot as it will let the audience figure out what is happening on the screen too quickly thus destroying any sense of mystery or suspense.

When all is reaveled and we are shown the chase sequence the transition changes to quick snappy cuts to make the action feel exciting again when doing this its best not to stay on one shot for too long unless you are trying to focus on something of importance.

Miss en scene


Throughout the first half of the sequence everything is shown through low key lighting, this is to emphasise the tension trying to be created and should not be done once the hidden details have been shown or reaveled since the audience may suspect who the person is, what is shown on the screen etc.

The costumes in this case are suits, dark, classy it gives a clue to what the movie may be about, if the movie is about murder or crime in general you dont want the characters to wear bright colours as it decreases the ability to immerse yourself and think the movie is believable.

Title sequence

The opening intro of the movie is followed by a classical James Bond title sequence featuring classy music and fluid, smooth animation and special effects, the titles such as the names of the actors appear in rhythm with the music and what is happening on screen.