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- 1. Analysis to Opening Sequence of a Thriller. Thriller Film: Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014) Aidan Bradshaw
- 2. Information on ‘Kingsman: The Secret Service’ (2014)) • Certificate age: 15 • Length: 2h 9min • Release date: 29 January 2015 (UK) • Plot: A spy organization recruits an unrefined, but promising street kid into the agency's ultra-competitive training program, just as a global threat emerges from a twisted tech genius. • Director: Matthew Vaughn, he is an English film producer and director. Born in March 7, 1971 (aged 45) in London, England, UK. He is known for producing such films as Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) and Snatch. (2000) and for directing the crime thriller, Layer Cake (2004), the fantasy epic, Stardust (2007), the superhero comedy, Kick-Ass (2010), and the superhero film, X-Men: First Class (2011). • Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller
- 3. 0:19s • The soundtrack played in the background is really slow and peaceful, it is the kind of music which would be expected to be played during meditation. • The Music is essential in the opening sequence as to understand the mood of the film. In a thriller it adds suspense and tension. Also another key convention is that the pace is started off at a slow pace. • The use of Low key lighting could also highlight a convention of a thriller which immediately the audience sees and the audience may feel on the edge. 0.39 • The 3D editing effect used when the random circles cover the blank black screen to reveal one of the producers name is very questionable, this is because it gives nothing to what the film is about or even the general theme. It both does and does not fit in with the music overlay. • It is a very mystical with what is happening which fits in with the music however it can make the audience feel the opposite way to relaxed as they do not know what is going on. • This is usually an intention of a director to make the audience feel like within a thriller film
- 4. 0.57s • The third scene is a complete contrast towards the previous two scenes, it is not animated but in real life, it zooms out of an extreme close up on the stereo to revel a small snippet of the background surrounding it. • The background shows that this scene is set in a dessert-like area like the middle east, the sand bags suggest that it could be a war area. This can make the audience feel more comfortable as they are finally in a setting rather than the previous scenes, however it can make them feel uncomfortable and scared as the setting looks dangerous. • The subtitles at the bottom show the date and location of the scene, this gives the viewer basic information about the setting. • 1minute 02seconds • As the camera zooms out further two characters are revealed, they look middle eastern and wearing war-like clothes. The both look relaxed, this is shown by both characters by sitting down causally and with one smoking a cigarette, this can make the audience feel relaxed as it doesn’t look like anything bad is going to happen. • One of the characters is casually holding an RPG, by seeing this can automatically make the viewer on uncomfortable as it is not normal to have an RPG and defiantly not by just casually sitting down with one. • In the far background there looks to be a helicopter flying towards the two men, this adds questions to what is happening/going to happen in this scene.
- 5. • 1minute 5seconds • When the helicopter fly's closer into the shot there appears to be two people hanging down from it, this makes the viewer feel on edge as they know something bad is going to happen, when the pervious two characters notice the helicopter approaching them they jump up and attempt to shoot it down, the helicopter people shoots one bullet each and kills both characters. • This shows the contrast between the characters and can tell the viewer that they are the more superior people and can also show that they will be the main focus in the film 1minute 6 seconds • The helicopter carries on flying over the scene like nothing has happened, the music begins to speed up and build up to the chorus which can almost give a sigh of relieve to the viewer as they find out that the helicopter features the “good guys”. • It can also make the audience feel tense about what is going to happen as the music is building up really fats compared to the slow relaxing music previously played.
- 6. • 1minute 15seconds • A high angle pan of the helicopter is swiftly followed by an extreme long shot showing a castle-like building, the music suddenly gets to the fast beat chorus, as soon as this happens the helicopter fires missiles at the building, • It comes across as giving an comedy effect to what is happening. • The lack of information is purposely done to make the audience more gripped as they question what is happening. The use of computer generated imagery was used when editing in the production company's titles.
- 7. 1minuite 48seconds • The Focus is placed on the central character who appears to be tied up. He is represented in such a that it is clear to the audience that he may be the villain. • The use of low key lighting has connotations to evil, mystery and a possible threat which this scene is causing. This follows the thriller convention of displaying villains in a dark lighting
- 8. OVERALL OPINION OF OPENING SEQUENCE • Through the entirety of the opening sequence, One location has been fully established, which we are able to recognised clearly as being one of the villains safe houses . This can be clearly seen through the desert environment. • As a whole the opening sequence in my opinion has been successful in highlighting key conventions of a thriller.