Film Opening Analysis Table

Name/Link/Genre	Brief Summary of events	Locations used	Characters introduced	Use of sound	Range of shots	Action and enigma codes	Use of titles
Little Mermaid https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6UUpvSRYV4 Fantasy/Drama (Animation)	Group of sailors in a ship on the sea, talking about King Trident not being real, fish gets thrown overboard and swims to the concert,	The boat, under the sea	Prince Eric The crew Grimsby	Diegetic music, sound effects of the sea life, non-diegetic music is played which is constantly repeated throughout the film	Pan shot High angle Side shot Close up Wide shot Low angle Zoom out Zoom In Two shot Tilt Canted angle	Who are the main characters, what does the prince have to do with what’s happening under the sea, what’s the story line going to be,	Disney title screen, credits at the bottom of the screen whilst images of mermaids and fish are being shown
Now you see me https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_diRgwPCS8 Thriller	The first character (Daniel Atlas) is introduced and produces a magic act for the audience and makes a card appear on the building behind. The second character (Merritt McKinney) is introduced as a scheming devious person, he has fooled a man into giving him money. The next character (Jack Wilder) robs a man after having the man expose his magic trick then escapes. The final character (Henley Reeves) performs a trick where she makes the audience	The city, looks like they’re in a café, in a boat on the sea, a showroom/stadium,	Introduces all four main magicians in the film individually; Daniel Atlas, Merritt McKinney, Henley Reeves, Jack Wilder.	Non-diegetic sound – Music playing underneath the dialogue to create mystery. Same music used throughout the film	Close up Over the Shoulder shot Slight low angle Extreme close up Reverse shot Zoom out Tilt Arc movement Two shot Side shot Long shot Tracking shot Mid shot Wide shot Master shot Low angle shot	Cuts quickly between characters, unsure whether characters are good or evil. Doesn’t explain backstory so the audience doesn’t know why they’re doing why they’re doing.	Contrast well against background plain colours, plain font.
Willy Wonka https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrhBZwmEK8I	No narrative told just setting the scene using images of chocolate being made with different camera shots and angles.	Chocolate factory?	None	Happy (orchestra) non-diegetic music playing behind the images.	High angle Close up Low angle Extreme close up Tilt	Who are the characters? What’s the storyline?	Big bright writing in a recognisable font. Over images.
Halloween Horror https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELF1DCf1ChA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_tGvktfjjk	Point of view of a person looking into a house to see a girl and a boy, they then continue to walk into the house and walk around until they come across a naked girl who he then murders with a knife. The killer then walks outside to get unmasked and revealed as a small child.	A house.	Michael Myers	The film first starts with ambient sounds setting the scene – its night outside in the garden. There’s dialogue between the male and female in the living room and they’re hinting at the fact they know the person looking in on them. Non-diegetic sound is introduced with the opening credits setting the atmosphere of dark and eerie. The sounds of children singing are heard when the location and date is shown.	Point of view Mid shot Zoom out	Unsure what the relation between the killer and murderer is, doesn’t explain killers motive.	The titles are orange which relates to the use of pumpkins on Halloween, stands out well against the black background, a pumpkin then appears next to the titles, half way through the pumpkin increases in size and then disappears. New titles appear giving the film some backstory, letting the audience know the date and location the film is set.