2. The first shot in ‘The Incredibles’ is a shot of a character opening up their
shirt and then revealing a super hero costume underneath, this could connote
that the movie is going to be about someone who is ordinary on the outside
and tries to fit in with other people, as they are hiding their superhero
costume underneath ordinary clothes, however underneath the ordinary
clothes we find that they are hiding something supernatural about them. The
camera then zooms into the ‘I’ and then it feels as if the camera goes right
into the person’s body which could connote that their superpower is
something that is hiding inside of them. Also, the costume itself is red which
could suggest that the characters are going to be in danger or cause danger
and harm. The shot shows us that one of the main characters is a male as the
hands are very masculine. Dramatic, upbeat music starts playing instantly, this
attracts the audience as they know something is going to happen.
3. In the second shot of ‘The Incredibles’ we see the movie title in a very
masculine, bold font. This connotes that the target audience of this movie is
male as the font would attract the male audience by its masculinity. The text
is surrounded by darkness and during the shot, a yellow light appears behind
the title and surrounds the text. This could connotes that perhaps the story
line of ‘The Incredibles’ will be about the main characters fighting darkness
and bringing light to the world as when the title disappears the characters
appear from the light. The dramatic music continues but then stops halfway
through the shot and we hear footsteps of the characters as they appear from
the light. When the characters disappear, drums start playing. The music tells
the audience how to feel during this title sequence. Drums could create the
feeling of anticipation.
4. The third shot is a shot of a character who looks very masculine. This suggests
that one of the main characters is a male. It looks as if the character is
punching the red colour surrounding it, this could suggest that a male
character is going to defeat an evil force and/or that they will be in danger
because the colour red connotes evil, harm, blood and danger. The music
tempo speeds up even more creating more tension and excitement. It creates
enigma as the audience are going to ask themselves questions like who is this
masculine character and what will he do in the film. The music sounds quite
dramatic at this point. It gets the audiences’ attention because the shots
change very quickly and the music is loud and fast.
5. In this shot we see a woman’s leg dressed in skin tight trousers
which could be a superhero costume. This shot could suggest that
one of the main characters is going to be a woman. The background
is blue which catches the audience’s attention and it’s classed as a
‘loud’ colour. When the character kicks the air, a white star appears
on the screen. The colour white suggest innocence and good. This
could connote that the character is not an evil one and that she will
be fighting for the good side. The music continues to be fast paced
and loud which leads to more tension and excitement of the people
watching.
6. In the next shot we see a different character. The character is
wearing a mask which suggest he is a superhero. The character is
yellow and the colour yellows signifies energy, this could suggest
that the character has a lot of energy within themselves. When the
character appears and sticks their arm up, a white spark appears.
The background is red again which grabs the audience’s attention
and also suggest that this character, too, will be fighting an evil
force. In the past 5 shots we have seen 3 different characters and as
the shots suggest that they will be fighting against evil, it might be
that they will all be fighting together. The music continues to be
loud and faced paced with loud drums.
7. In this shot we see a woman which is half blue, white and
red. There is also black behind her which could connote
that she has something dark within her. The black is
behind her which could mean that she does not know she
has that darkness or it could also connote that darkness
tries to defeat her and she does not know about it. There
is an angry expression on her face which could suggest
that in the movie there will something that will cause this
character to feel a lot of anger. The music picks up pace
and the pitch is higher, creating more tension.
8. The seventh shot shows a baby which lights on fire. As we
know that the characters in the other shots are
superheroes, it could suggest that this character is too
and that their special power is to be able to light
themselves on fire. The colour red and black is in the
background again suggesting that this character could be
in danger at some point in the movie. As the shot goes
on, the baby comes closer to the screen and all we see is
a black background and its eyes. The music becomes
louder and faster paced.
9. The eight shot is a quick cut to a mid shot of a
man. The music creates more tension as the
volume of the drums increase. This shot is very
similar to the fourth shot however, here we have
a male character rather than a female.
10. In this shot we see a female dressed in a
superhero mask. The colour purple suggest
magic and mystery. The music gets even louder
and the tempo increases.
