Wednesday, 16 June 2010

Research: Case Study of Effective Film Opening - Casino Royale (2006)




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNvzNWuzI9Y

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The opening shows the production company logo of MGM. This is in black and white and is done for nostalgic purposes. There is use of intransitive narrative of a harasher black and white within the black and white this is used when Bond completes his first kill to show the anger and confusion of the character to the audience. The establshing shot is a long low angle shot, There are subttiles used to give the viewer the setting in order to allow them to locate the narrative. there is use of a Dutch angle shot which heightens the sense of unease and mystery. The black and white film stock is also used to heighten the shadows used by the low key lighting and gives Bond's character a mysterious edge

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The Spy genre is conveyed through iconography such as guns and suits. It is set in a sophisticated business building but is intercut with a dirty bathroom which shows the 'reality' of the Spy business. The theme of violence associated with the genre is shown from the start through Bond killing two characters.

This is an effective opening sequence as it effectively reinvents the Bond franchise by going back to the roots of the series. The black and white film stock makes it mysterious and the intransitive narrative shows a different aspect to the usual sophistication of the Bond character.

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