ANALYSIS OF EXCITING ACTION FILM OPENINGS

By Emma Waite

James Bond Quantum of Solace

The first 32 seconds is showing “Metro Goldwyn Mayer” and then it moves on to the production “Columbia sony pictures entertainment company”

This then fades to black showing an establishing shot moving towards a mountain. This is cut to several close ups of a car. The music at this point has increased the pass and has become louder. The car is in a very dark place at the moment.

This them moves back to the establishing shot moving towards the mountain at a faster pace then before to correlate with the pace of the music. The shot is also closer then where it started before.

This then moves again to the car using close ups, tracking shots and pan shots. Because the previous shots have been moving closer to the mountain and the car in a dark place this suggest the car is in a tunnel in the mountain.

These shots continue being cut quickly after each other. There are quick close ups of a round of bullets and for some people in the front of a black car.

This then moves to the establishing shot again even closer to the mountain and moving quicker to again correlate with the building pace of the music. This then shows that there is a tunnel in the mountain where the cars are.

There is another set of close ups and extreme close ups of a black car and a man. The last shot of that sequence is a extreme close up of a hand and a gun.

This then moves to the establishing shot again even closer to the tunnel in the mountain. At the point the music is at its peek so this warns the viewer something's going to happen in the next sequence.

The next shots are the same close ups of the car but of the man accelerating out of the tunnel. The music has shopped to show the loud noise from the engine.

After a couple of close ups shots, medium shots and master shots the viewer establishes that the man being chased in the main character.

The fast pace, cars, helicopter shots, building tension music, close ups, quick pace of editing, the props (guns), crashes and chase scenes are all shown as conventions of an action film.

Once the chase has stopped the camera shot shows the car going into a side street. This shot tracks the car and then moves up towards the tops of the buildings. The music at this point in shower and mysteries. As this is happening the typical James bond themed music comes on reviling the pace the chase took pace.

A long tunnel is introduced to the shot with the car. The typical James Bond music is playing as he drives though the tunnel. The car stops and James Bond gets out to revile a man in the boot of his car. The only words said in the whole 4 minutes are “It’s time to get out” This queues the music to start up again and it moves to the tile sequence. The title sequence is digitally made.

First there is who made the film, then the main actor, Then the title which is shown when a bullet gets near.