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Assignment 9: Opening sequence analysis

Name 1: Monae

Name 2: Laura

Name 3: Chelsea

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U Turn

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Film: U TurnGenre: Crime Drama Thriller

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Template notes

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Purpose (opening sequence)

The purpose of this opening sequence is:

1. To captivate the audiences attention. In ‘U Turn’ the audience is faced with many enigmas through the restricted narrative.

2. To introduce this linear film as a medium pace and make the audience wonder what will be happening next.

3. To pull the audience in and introduce them to the character and settings in the film.

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Crime

• Fast pace• Keep audience

in a suspense• Tension • Draws interest

Drama

• Emotion• Thoughts• In tense• Entertain

Thriller

• Creates fear• Suspense• Enigmas• Guessing game

of ‘who did it’• Cause

interaction with others

• Anticipation

PurposePurpose

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Conventions Conventions

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Conventions Conventions

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Conventions Conventions

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ConventionsConventions

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CAMERA SHOTS: Wide

PURPOSE?The purpose of a wide shot is to show a large variety of information.

These shots are also considered as establishing shots.

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CAMERA SHOTS: Overhead

PURPOSE?

The purpose of an overhead shot is to show beyond a character or an object.

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CAMERA SHOTS: Close up

PURPOSE?

The purpose of close ups is to show a particular part of an object. In this case it will be the numbers on the radio station or the horse at the front of the car.

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CAMERA SHOTS: POV

PURPOSE?

The purpose of a point of view shot is to show the character’s perspective.

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CAMERA ANGLES: Low

PURPOSE?

The purpose of these angles are to make the character seem more bigger and dominant.

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CAMERA SHOTS: High

PURPOSE?

The purpose of a high angle is to make the character/object seem smaller and vulnerable.

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Mise-en-sceneMise-en-scene

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• Isolated desert• Exterior area• Dusty road

• Harlins garage• Allot of broken cars

Mise-en-scene – SettingMise-en-scene – Setting

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Screen grab

• Natural lighting throughout the opening sequence

Mise-en-scene – lightingMise-en-scene – lighting

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Editing:

• Diegesis• Continuity Editing• Pace• Time• Cutting• Transitions• Special Effects

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Diegesis

• Diegetic:- Lorry drives past- Vultures eating dead wolf- Empty road ahead of him

The world within the narrative of the film.

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Diegesis

• Non-diegetic:- Text on screen- Film title

These are not part of the diegetic world within the film.

The characters cannot see or hear these elements.

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Continuity Editing: Match On Action

The character turns the dial on the radio.

This action is continued in the next shot.

Multiple shots show one continuous action.

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Continuity Editing: Eye-line Match

Shot A: Shows the character looking at something off-screen.

Shot B: shows the character looking at the road signs.

Following shot that shows what the character is looking at.

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Continuity Editing: Insert shot

Close-up: the character turns the dial on the radio.(master shot)

Insert shot: the dial changing.

A shot as part of a scene, filmed from a different angle or focal point from the master shot.

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Continuity Error

There are two vultures in this shot. In the next shot, there is

only one vulture.

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Pace• Mid Paced• Average number of shots used• To make normal and comfortable• To show realism

However, the opening sequence also uses fast pace. These shots all happen in a

matter of seconds, one after the other, creating a sense of anxiety as to what will happen.

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Time

• The man in the opening sequence (presumably the main character) has the most screen time.

• (He is the only human character seen within the opening sequence.)

Story time: there isn't a set time shown, but could be between minutes and hours.

Discourse time: 04:06

Time Allocation:

• Shows his importance in the film.

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Transitions

• Straight cutting: shows realism

This shot cuts to the next shot Which straight

cuts to the next

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Special Effects

• Colour- Black and white

(Often used to show a memory or time period)

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Sound

Cat meows

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Tyre bursts and engine exhaust fumes comes out

Lorry passing by

Music from the radio

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Narrative

• Structure• Enigmas• Type

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Type

• Restricted:- Doesn’t share lots of information with the

audience- Holds back information to create enigmas.

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Enigmas

• Where is he?

• Where is he going?

• How did he get his hand injury?

• Which road will he take?

• Who is he?

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Includes:• Equilibrium • Disequilibrium • Recognition of disequilibrium• Attempt to repair damage• New equilibrium

Narrative theory: TodorovNarrative theory: Todorov

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EquilibriumEquilibrium

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DisequilibriumDisequilibrium

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Attempt to repair damageAttempt to repair damage

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Cameron

N/A

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Narrative Theory: Barthes

Barthes theory of codes encourages the audience to seek answers and clues to make them anticipate outcomes.

Identified by these codes:

• Enigma Code

• Action Code

• Semantic Code

• Symbolic Code

• Cultural Code

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Barthes Codes.Enigma Code:- The audience are not told anything about this character or where is

is/where he came from.

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Action Code:- We would expect the character to begin to hallucinate or see things unclearly after taking pills.

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Barthes Codes – cont.

Semantic Code:- Shot of vultures eating at the carcass off a wild dog connotes death.

- Isolated landscape connotes loneliness.

Symbolic Code:- (opposition and antithesis) isolation vs civilisation

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By: MonaeLaura

Chelsea