Skyfall (2012)
The title sequence starts off with the protagonist descending into the sea from a low angle shot, which then pans to a high angle shot. This can show a change of power from a superior, higher position to an inferior, lower position of status. The camera fades into a black colour which can foreshadow death. The protagonists body is seen to be lifeless which can show a tone of dread and suspense from his unresponsive physique. There is a large hand that continues to pull him down which can influence the thought of a controlling influence that will battle him. The next shot is of a big black whole which puts the audience in a first person perspective. Because the viewer doesn’t know where the protagonist will land, it creates and builds tension. The next sequence is of a target whole that has been shot through, the hole then starts to bleed which can foreshadow the character being injured. With the mise-en-scene of the protagonist, whom is dressed in a suit can signify he is a serious character and shows he has a high position in the film. There are also weapons, guns and knives that keep falling and make a gravestone which can imply that violence and death will be big themes throughout, which can tell the audience that action may be the main genre. We can tell there will be a psychological issue in the film as the protagonist is seen shooting his own shadows. The final sequences we see in the opening title is a medium close up of a girl holding a gun which is in a point of view shot. With this the viewer can then assume that this female will be the antagonist. The music that is overplayed is non-diegetic and is repeated piano chords played to be a human heartbeat. It is also a repeated with the lyric of ‘this is the end’ this foreshadows what will happen at the end of the film.
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