Tuesday, 13 January 2009
James Bond; Quantum Of Solace Opening Sequence Analysis
To gain influence for our piece, i have watched the opening sequence to 'Quantum of Solace'- a film that is of the same genre that we are aiming to base our piece on.
The sequence is set entirely to one piece of music, with the various scenes molding to the beat of the song. the music is part of the Rock genre, is upbeat and the lyrics match with the story line of the film. The song also varies, and is interesting to listen to making the audience want to watch the rest of the film more.
The colours used in the sequence are mainly the primary colours blue and red. These are bold and stand out. they contrast and therefore could represent good and bad, a theme in James bond films.
the images are mainly silhouettes of James Bond and other main characters, and scenery in the background. this scenery is largely the desert, with a 'middle of no-where' feel to them. the black silhouettes stood out against this. to begin with, the camera follows the bullet, which shows the theme of the film. Lastly, the shots of the night sky and the bright sun contrast with each other, again possibly representing good and evil. some of these images, especially the gun being fired, are in slow motion to mark the moment.
The text is white, to stand out against the background, and contrast with the black silhouettes. the first and last letters move, making the word or name more interesting and vivid to read. The letters are also in capitals to show their importance, and also to make them stand out since the font is small.
The titles start with the name of the film, in the center of the screen, but as less important titles are added, they are moved to other various areas of the screen, and sometimes grouped together. The list of actors come second- the 'starring' text smaller than the actual names. After this, we have more titles including producer. The sequence ends with he director, marking these as important since it comes with no other titles.
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