FILM OPENINGS

JURRASIC PARKJURRASIC PARKIn the opening scene the title of the film is shown right at the start, and the colours that the title is written in are red and orange, straight away this shows that the film is about danger, blood, and speed. Due to the fact that red signifies blood and danger, and orange and red combined signifies speed .Therefore this is immediately building tension. Additionally in the opening scene the lightning is

very dark, and mysterious to create a tense atmosphere for what is rustling behind the trees.

However, on the other hand the lightening dramatically brightens up and focuses on the box that is moving out of the trees, so that the audiences attention is fully concentrated on the box, as they wonder what is hidden inside.

Furthermore referring to the Mis En scence, which incorporates a wide range of different effects to make the opening scene seem realistic and to get the message across to the audience as to what the film is going to be about. An example of this is where the dinosaur cage is being lowered and you can hear a aggressive growl coming from the cage, connoting that there is angry and temperamental creature inside of the cage, however it is still not revealing what that creature is. Another example is that the workers are all holding tasers when the cage is being lowered, which suggests that whatever is inside of the cage is a possible threat to workers and is capable of bad things.

The opening scene also contains a variety of special effects . One of the special effects is the background music, which builds up an apprehensive atmosphere. This is because the tempo of the music is very upbeat.

MIS EN SCENCE

Shot types In this scene a point of view shot is used, this is used to establish what the dinosaur is seeing and that its focus is purely on these workers and because of the heavy breathing noise in the background of this scene it shows the anger it has for there workers.

An extreme close up of the creatures eye is shown in this shot. This builds tension because it is still not revealing what the creature inside of the cage is however a small part of that creature is shown which leaves the audience guessing as to what is inside of the cage.

JAWSJAWSLighting At the start of the scene the lighting is very relaxing, as they are all gathered around a camp fire. The colour that is mainly used is orange, due to that being the colour of the fire, and the first scene of the fire seems to be the main image. However although it seems calming, the colour orange connotes danger, therefore this could be foreshadowing that something bad is about to happen. The opening scene also consists of a wide range of difference special effects in order to create tension and suspense. For example when the girl is in the water an fast upbeat ambient sound is played, which increases the audiences heart beat and makes them on edge.

Mis En SceneFurthermore the Mis En scene includes a variety of different effects in order to get the message across to the viewers and give them a glimpse as to what the storyline is going to be about. For example in the image shown below the girl is being dragged underwater, which is showing the audience that there is something in the water and whatever it is, it is very dangerous and its thrive is to kill. However it does not reveal what exactly is under the water dragging her down. Following on from this point, this then will leave the audience on edge and question what the creature is.

Shot TypesThis shot is a close up of the girl being dragged under the water. The use of the close up adds effect as you are able to see her emotions, showing the worry and confusion which also adds tension for the viewers. The use of a low angle shot adds tension for the viewers as it shows that there is something in the water below the girl watching her, therefore foreshadowing something bad is about to happen to the girl.