Opening sequence analysis: Seven

Narrative Functions:
- 1995
- David Fincher

Conventions displayed:
- Credits after frames
- Credits are very well done, almost like a work of art

Characters introduced:
- Morgan Freeman
- Brad Pitt

Technical codes
Cinematography (Light, colour, MES)
- Dull colours
- All of it has a greenish tint
- Formal wear

Cameras/Editing (Movement, Framing, Editing, Sound):
- Exaggerated sound

Opening sequence analysis: Zombie Land

Narrative functions:
- Setting - future
- Introduces comedy/horror genre
- 2009
- Ruben Fleischer

Conventions displayed:
- Voice over
- COMEDY
- Gore- signifiers i.e. blood
- Credits over stills

Characters introduced:
- Jesse Eisenberg

Technical codes
Cinematography (Light, colous, MES):
- Irony
- Contrapuntal sounds

Cameras/Editing (Movement, Framing, Editing, Sound):
- Contrapuntal sound
- Slow motion - emphasises the concept of the comedy genre

Opening sequence analysis: Cleaner

Narrative Functions:
- Introduces the job, it's a voice over but he is actually speaking to people
- 2007
- Directed by Renny Harlin

Conventions displayed:
- Puts titles over the sequence
- Voice over
- Combination of credits on a blank screen and sequence
- Humorous aspects of voice over make job seem almost cheery

Character introduced:
- Tom played by Samuel L. Jackson

Technical codes
Cinematography (Light, clour, MES):
- Dull, grey (deathly)
- Bright red blood enhances gore, death - but light heartedly due to the voice over

Cameras/Editing (Movement, framing, editing, sound):
- Tracking shots
- Cuts his face out of the shot - arising elements of mystery
- Camera is constantly moving

Opening sequence analysis: The Prestige

Narrative Function:
- Important opening sequence
- Starts in the middle of the story
- Set the scene/ place in time
- 2006
- Directed by Christopher Nowlen

Conventions displayed:
- Introduces story
- Voice over
- Warner Brothers logo
- Credits

Characters introduced:
- Christian Bowie
- Mr angier (Hugh Jackson)
- Michael Kan (Engineer cutter
- Alfie Borden

Technical codes
Cinematography (Light, colour, MES):
- Costume states setting/ time period
- Silence makes audience listen harder
- Judges old fashioned costumes

Cameras/Editing (Movement, framing, editing, sound):
- Hand held camera movements
- Jumps between scenes

Opening sequence analysis: The Mummy

Narrative Function:
- Shows the back story, how and why certain things have happened
- It was made in 1999
- Directed by Steven Summorns
- Universal Pictures

Conventions displayed:
- Introduces the story
- Voice over
- Universal logo - links with company
- The credits are not striaght away to help the audience get into the story

Characters Introduced:
- Imotep (shows he is evil)
- High Priest
- Pheno

Technical codes
Cinematography (light, clour, MES):
- graphical match
- Eerrie egyptian music
- Scenery: gold, bright and shows wealth
- Costumes state charcters clearly

Cameras/Editing (Movement, framing,editing, sound):
- Close up of hand on arm - indication of something important
- Speech/ voice over is setting the atmosphere
- Sweeping of camera to show size