3. Settings
• The setting of the film is in Ancient Egypt (1290BC). The setting is in an orange
colour which shows that they are somewhere hot.
• The statues in the screenshot look like they have just been elected showing how
old the scene is meant to look.
• This is showing how far back in Egypt the film is for the audience.
4. Decor
• The décor in a scene is what
sets it.
• The statues and
hieroglyphics gold are what
shows the Ancient Egypt.
5. Props
• Props are objects used on screen by
actors to further the plot.
• This prop is a sword which is used to
kill the pharaoh.
• The colour of all the props are gold
giving it a expensive look and ancient
look.
• This helps the audience get a grab on
the plot and setting with props that go
with that.
6. Costume/Make-up
• The
costume/make up
is one of the
important parts of
a film that
represent what the
setting is showing.
• The character is
dressed in gold
and has also got a
long goatee like
Pharaoh.
• As soon as the
audience see they
will know that is
the Pharaoh.
7. Off Screen Space
• This part of the film you can hear the Pharaohs guards banging on the door in the
background which is realistic .
• Off screen space is anything happening off screen that also helps set the scene for
us as the audience.
9. Extreme Close up
An extreme close up is used to emphasis a part in an opening. In this opening the smudging of
Anck Su Namun body paint is important as it sets off the story. This close up will show to the
audience how important the smudge is because their eyes are completely drawn to this part.
10. Close up
The close up is a shot that gets emotion of the character on the screen and also some of
the location. In this screenshot you are to see that the character is expecting something
and that they are somewhere up high. This shows the audience how they are above
everyone else. This will get the audience wondering what is important about the looking
his face.
11. Medium Shot
A medium shot shows most of a characters body and more location. This shot also shows the
costume worn in the opening sequence. Anck Su Namun is wearing body paint and a headdress
which shows that she is part of ancient Egypt, which the location shows too. This helps the
audience understand where and what is going on.
12. Extreme Long Shot
This shot shows the heat of the location and the buildings establishing that they are in ancient Egypt.
This is an extreme long shot which are used to show landscape. This helps the audience get a great
idea about scene location.
13. Long Shot
A long shot shows the full body of a character or object. In this screenshot you are able to see
that Anck Su Namun is heading somewhere with determination. The determination in the walk
will also invoke curiosity in the audience.
14. Track
This screenshot is where the camera tracks Anck Su Namun as she walked
towards the priest. Tracking is when the camera follows the characters moves.
This builds suspense on to whatever the character is doing and keeps the
audience interested.
15. Zoom
Zoom shows the importance of a part of a film. This shot zooms into the priest when it
started of showing him and location the shot zoomed into more of him. This will avert the
audience to the centre where the priest is standing.
18. Diegetic Sound
Sound generated from within the
narrative of the text and that the
character can hear.
• In this opening sequence there is a lot of diegetic sound from the
beginning, these sounds make the scene more realistic;
• The Pharaohs horses as he rides in.
• The sound of workers shouting and beating.
• Another is a conversation between Anck Su Namun and the
priest which is the conversation that tells us the story to the film.
• Other diegetic sound is when the Pharaoh is talking and that is
helps us to understand what is going on in the scene.
• This opening sequence doesn’t have a lot of diegetic sound as it
enthusiases on the importance of the sound that is there.
19. Non Diegetic Sound
Sound generated from a source outside the
world of the narrative. That’s sound that the
characters cannot hear.
• This film opening has a narrator in the background that is telling us the story that is
being acted out. The narrator can only be heard by the audience too help them
understand what is going on in the scene much better.
• The music in the background also helps set the scene of the opening for the audience
as it sounds like music they have in Egypt. The music starts of low and slow giving
the scene a calm feel and not having the audience worry about anything, when the
Pharaoh comes in however the music gets louder and the sound of drums come in as
soon as giving the scene an automatic dramatic feel.
20. Performance
The physical expression, vocal delivery and interaction
between performers can tell us a lot about the character and
their relationship with others on screen.
