analysis to opening sequence of a thriller, kingsman, the secret service.pptx
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Analysis toOpening Sequence
of a Thriller.
Thriller Film:Kingsman: The
Secret Service (20!"
Aidan Bradsh
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#nformation on $Kingsman: The Secret Service%(20!")
&erti'cate age: 15
ength:2h 9min
)elease *ate: 29 January 2015 (UK)
+lot: A spy organization reruits an unre!ned" #ut
promising street $id into the ageny%s u&tra'ompetitietraining program" ust as a g&o#a& threat emerges *rom atwisted teh genius+
,irector: ,atthew -aughn" he is an .ng&ish !&m produerand diretor+ Born in ,arh /" 19/1 (aged 5) in ondon"
.ng&and" UK+ e is $nown *or produing suh !&ms as o$"3to$ and 4wo 3mo$ing Barre&s (199) and 3nath+ (2000)and *or direting the rime thri&&er" ayer 6a$e (200)" the*antasy epi" 3tardust (200/)" the superhero omedy" Ki$'Ass (2010)" and the superhero !&m" 7',en: 8irst 6&ass
(2011)+ -enre: Action A*venture &rime Thriller
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0:/s 4he soundtra$ p&ayed in the #a$ground
is rea&&y s&ow and peae*u&" it is the $indo* musi whih wou&d #e epeted to #ep&ayed during meditation+
4he ,usi is essentia& in the openingseuene as to understand the mood o*the !&m+ ;n a thri&&er it adds suspense andtension+ A&so another $ey onention isthat the pae is started o< at a s&owpae+
4he use o* ow $ey &ighting ou&d a&so
high&ight a onention o* a thri&&er whihimmediate&y the audiene sees and theaudiene may *ee& on the edge+
0./ 4he => editing e
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0.1s 4he third sene is a omp&ete ontrast
towards the preious two senes" it isnot animated #ut in rea& &i*e" it zoomsout o* an etreme &ose up on thestereo to ree& a sma&& snippet o* the
#a$ground surrounding it+ 4he #a$ground shows that this sene
is set in a dessert'&i$e area &i$e themidd&e east" the sand #ags suggest thatit ou&d #e a war area+ 4his an ma$ethe audiene *ee& more om*orta#&e asthey are !na&&y in a setting rather than
the preious senes" howeer it anma$e them *ee& unom*orta#&e andsared as the setting &oo$s dangerous+
4he su#tit&es at the #ottom show thedate and &oation o* the sene" thisgies the iewer #asi in*ormationa#out the setting+
minute 02secon*s As the amera zooms out *urther
two haraters are reea&ed" they&oo$ midd&e eastern and wearing
war'&i$e &othes+ 4he #oth &oo$re&aed" this is shown #y #othharaters #y sitting down ausa&&yand with one smo$ing a igarette"this an ma$e the audiene *ee&re&aed as it doesn?t &oo$ &i$eanything #ad is going to happen+
@ne o* the haraters is asua&&yho&ding an C" #y seeing this anautomatia&&y ma$e the iewer onunom*orta#&e as it is not norma& tohae an C and de!ant&y not #y
ust asua&&y sitting down with one+
;n the *ar #a$ground there &oo$s to#e a he&iopter Dying towards the
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minute 1secon*s Fhen the he&iopter Dy%s &oser into the
shot there appears to #e two peop&ehanging down *rom it" this ma$es theiewer *ee& on edge as they $nowsomething #ad is going to happen" when
the perious two haraters notie thehe&iopter approahing them they umpup and attempt to shoot it down" thehe&iopter peop&e shoots one #u&&et eahand $i&&s #oth haraters+
4his shows the ontrast #etween the
haraters and an te&& the iewer thatthey are the more superior peop&e andan a&so show that they wi&& #e the main*ous in the !&m
minute 3 secon*s 4he he&iopter arries on Dying oer the
sene &i$e nothing has happened" themusi #egins to speed up and #ui&d upto the horus whih an a&most gie a
sigh o* re&iee to the iewer as they!nd out that the he&iopter *eatures theGgood guysH+
;t an a&so ma$e the audiene *ee&tense a#out what is going to happen asthe musi is #ui&ding up rea&&y *atsompared to the s&ow re&aing musi
preious&y p&ayed+
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minute 1secon*s A high ang&e pan o* the he&iopter is
swi*t&y *o&&owed #y an etreme &ong shotshowing a ast&e'&i$e #ui&ding" the musisudden&y gets to the *ast #eat horus" assoon as this happens the he&iopter !resmissi&es at the #ui&ding"
;t omes aross as giing an omedye
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minuite !4secon*s 4he 8ous is p&aed on the entra& harater who appears to #e
tied up+ e is represented in suh a that it is &ear to theaudiene that he may #e the i&&ain+
4he use o* &ow $ey &ighting has onnotations to ei&" mysteryand a possi#&e threat whih this sene is ausing+ 4his *o&&owsthe thri&&er onention o* disp&aying i&&ains in a dar$ &ighting
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OF O+67#7-
S68967&6 4hrough the entirety o* the opening
seuene" @ne &oation has #een *u&&yesta#&ished" whih we are a#&e toreognised &ear&y as #eing one o* thei&&ains sa*e houses + 4his an #e &ear&y
seen through the desert enironment+ As a who&e the opening seuene in my
opinion has #een suess*u& inhigh&ighting $ey onentions o* a thri&&er+