The document provides an analysis of two opening sequences from films: Gattaca and The Ring. For Gattaca, the summary focuses on close-up shots showing emotion and details like shaving hair and washing. Dark lighting and isolation are used to hide the main character's identity. For The Ring, the summary discusses low angle shots of a character walking in hesitation towards a door. Non-diagetic music builds tension, while diagetic sounds like laughing children create an eerie atmosphere. Both sequences use visual and audio techniques to build suspense and reveal themes of the films.

1. GATTACA
1st Opening Sequence Analysis
Drama / Sci-Fi

2. Font/Titles
- Bold and Capital letters
- Shows that the title is serious or relevant.
“Gattaca” clearly stands out.
- The white font and the letters spaced out
makes the title look dominant.
-Quote
-This quote is the first thing you see in
the sequence.
-Font is in Serif this font is very formal
and serious.
-Almost representing that this quote is Animation
important to read.
-Letters C, A an T stand out in
bold (letters from Gattaca)
-This shows that these letters are
significant and the blurred words
are a bit irrelevant.
-This is a representation of the
theme DNA.

3. Camera–Shots
Shot – Establishing Shot
Gives you a idea of where
the location is. Or where a
scene is being set.
Shot – Close up
Close up usually focuses on
a subject or a persons whole
head in one frame.
They used this is this shot to
show main characters
emotion.
Shot – Extreme Close Up
Extreme close ups are shot to
show specific detail, reaction or
emotion of a particular thing.

4. Camera–Angle
Point of view/High angle
A point of view shot is positioned
between a shot and a object or subject
to show what the character is looking at
or talking to on the opposite side.
This is done in this shot to show what
the character is reaching out to get. This
shot represents his eyes.
Canted Angle
This is a camera angle which is
deliberately slanted to one side.
This is used in this scene for a dramatic
effect to portray dramatic effect to help
portray unease, intoxication or madness.

5. Camera–Movement
2 Screen Shots
Tracking movement
- A tracking shot is a movement perpendicular to the camera lens axis.
- This is done in the sequence to show a slow steady motion of the long
strand of hair in detail on the ground.

6. Sound
• Non – Diagetic
- At the beginning of the sequence non diagectic sounds starts off very calm and relaxed.
- It then gradually builds tension.
- Instruments used sounds like a Piano (intense soft music) playing throughout.
• Diagetic
- Halfway through the sequence I could hear diagectic sounds of him shaving his hair off his skin.
• There was diagectic sounds of him washing himself.
• There was also sounds of the shower.

7. Special–Effects
Colour
Not really sure what this
represents.
Looks like this has been
saturated to make it look more
like a early hours of the
morning scene or a mid day
scene.
This effect is used to make it
look like a sunny bright day.

8. Transitions
Fade in and Fade Out
- This transition shows him from
scraping of bits of his skin to
having a shower.
There is a fade in and fade
out in between this to show
that time is dragging on.

9. Editing/Pace
Pace
The 3 screenshots shown above is
showing a extreme close up of nail
slowly falling on the ground in slow
pace.
This is done to show the audience Editing
exactly what object is.
Slow fading

10. Mise–en–scene
Setting
-The setting is very isolated. Shows that he is on
his own most of the time.
- a isolated setting looks very undercover when
somebody is always alone.
Lighting
There is a lot of dark
lighting.
This scene in the sequence
shows him having a shower
in the dark with very low
lighting.
This shows that his identity
is very hidden.
Props
There is a lot of props like skin, nails
and hair. Parts of the body substances
Shows that he does not want to be
himself or he is changing his
appearance

11. The Ring
2nd Opening Sequence Analysis

12. Camera Shots
Extreme close up
This is used to show
her scared, terrified
feeling towards
opening the door
Long Shot
Shows the slow steady
journey she took to walk to
the door. Building
suspense by using no cuts
or a quick pace.

13. Camera Angle
Low angle
This was used
throughout this part of
the sequence
Low angle
This low angle focuses
on her feet and her
pace walking towards
the door
Low angle
This angle is used to
show her hesitation
towards walking down
the corridor.

14. Camera Movement
Zoom in and
Zoom in and
Zoom out camera It was used here
Zoom out camera movements are not to show a quick
movements
very natural in filming but it is used to reaction of her
show action. emotion

15. Sound
• Non – Diagetic
The non diagectic sounds that I heard sounded like a broken nursery rhyme.
This relates to children.
Then after the nursery rhyme stops, the music gets very serious almost
sounding like electric guitars and heavy metal. This shows that it gradually
gets more intense and thrilling.
Diagetic Sounds
High pitched sound coming from the TV (airy randomness)
Sounds of children laughing it sounds very echoed almost ghost like sounds.

16. Special Effects
• Fast Forward and Rewind (Blood
going into water)
• Then rewind effect to show its going
back up
• A range of black and white colour

17. Transitions
• A lot of
inconsistency,
cutting fade in and
out Editing/Pace
No cuts (Long shot when
she was walking)
This was slow pace
This creates tension

18. Images
Denotation (What something is)
A bright white circle with a black
background.
Connotation (What something
represents)
A Circle representing (the ring) of the
phone call the victim receives, the while
outlines representing water or river.
This is associated with paranormal and
supernatural activity.