Friday, 12 February 2010

Casino Royale Opening Sequence


Mise-En-Scene
  • starts with scene of bathroom
  • white walls contrast against man dressed in black
  • gun lying on floor infront of man
  • we dont know who the figure in black is as his back is turned
  • man picks gun from floor
  • traditional james bond start
  • bullet flies acroos screen
  • screen is black and white, only colour is blood which drips from top of screen
  • use of simple animation for title sequence
  • clubs and spades suggest card game withing the film
  • titles in the centere of the screen show importance of the people involved
  • hearts and diamonds appear back up card game thoery
  • recurring theme of card suites
  • background of titles could possibly be back of deck of cards
  • main character holding gun, shows action in film
  • picture of jack on left side of screen backs up card thoery
  • multiple guns show film is about violence and action
  • two figures, black and red, red is clearly villain and red is the hero (bond)
  • fight scene upon back of cards
  • when punched, red figure turns into deck of cards
  • target going over queen suggests love interest within the film
  • targets turn into roulette wheels showing casino theme
  • green segment of roulette wheel draws us in and we see 007 printed across the wheel
  • constant violence shows death is important within the film
  • Bond running between pillars shows typical spy movie
  • cards slicing bond then him recovering suggests he is invincible
  • target shoot two holes in card to make 007
  • typing on screen shows brief intro to film
  • flying cardss turn into bank notes showing money is important in the film

Camera Angles, Shots and Movement

  • establishing shot of bathroom
  • long shot of man
  • medium shot of man laying on floor
  • long shot of james bond
  • zooms out when bullet is shot
  • pan of scenery throughout titles
  • close up of gun being loaded
  • close up of gun shooting bullet
  • long shot of multiple guns shooting

Editing

  • jump cut to man on floor
  • short shots at start
  • animated title sequence
  • use of card suites give kaleidoscope effect
  • long cuts of title sequence
  • graphic match of 007 from card to 007 on screen
  • bond turns from animation to real life back to animation

Sound

  • ambient sound of water falling
  • man shouts abruptly
  • film theme song starts, non digetic music
  • big band music, typical james bond music
  • changes to more mellow sounding music

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