The document analyzes the opening sequence conventions of the film Divergent. It discusses how the sequence introduces the production companies and director before revealing the title. Shots of the isolated, dystopian landscape are shown to set the mystery-filled tone and engage audiences. Characters and the divided society of Chicago are gradually introduced through high angle shots. The opening sequence effectively establishes the genre and draws viewers into the futuristic world.

1. Divergent
By Lauren Mo

2. Opening sequence conventions: The
film opens with the Summit
entertainment logo, the red wagon
entertainment loge, and titles which
says the production company about to
introduce the film.

3. Opening sequence Conventions: The film
introduces the director
Opening Sequence Conventions: The title of the film is
shown before anything happens. The title zooms bigger
showing audience the movie is about to start and get
interesting, creating a sense of tension and excitement
for audiences.
Genre Conventions: The choice of colour and font is the
same as the theme of titles before hand. This is showing
the continuous theme of the film and links everything
together. The choice of the size of the font, colour and
lighting of specific parts emphasises the genre, as the
colour is a brownish orange burnt out colour. This
highlights the dystopian theme of isolation.

4. Opening Sequence/ Genre Conventions:
This shot shows the setting to be dark, but the sun in the morning rising. The
creates a tense atmosphere, as the sun symbolises a new day suggesting to
audiences see the film is about to start.
We can see from this shot the theme is set in some sort of field, or landscape. This
shot in particular highlights the genre of action adventure, as is a mystery for
audiences, as they don’t know what is over this grass. Making them intrigued in
what is going to happen.

5. Opening Sequence/ Genre Convention:
An establishing shot/dolly zoom Is used while
introducing both main characters.
The fact that the film is slowly being introduced
through the setting it is based. This particular shot of
the long grass covering the screen to it slowly revealing
more of the landscape creates a mystery.
It creates an excitement towards he audience, as the
build up is slow, and detailed. This slow introduction to
the film makes audiences more engages and on the
edge of there seats waiting for the action to begin.

6. Opening Sequence/ Genre Conventions:
A further introduction of some of the main characters names are included while more of the setting is continued
to be slowly revealed. The isolation of the landscape creates an atmosphere, as audiences will want to continue
seeing the whole of this landscape, and understand why these objects are here, and why the land is so isolated
and carefully laid out.

7. Opening Sequence/ Genre conventions:
The final main actor is introduced right before where
the film is going to be set is shown.
The use of isolated landscape in this establishing shot
creates a desolate tone to this opening, and makes
audiences have questions they want to be answered.
This makes audiences excited and more engaged
throughout the whole film, due to this opening
sequence.

8. Opening Sequence/Genre Conventions:
Co- Producer and the person casting is introduced.
The use of….. to reveal what is behind this fence
creates a tense atmosphere, as audiences see the
main setting behind the fence. This creates this
atmosphere as the slow reveal is about to be shown,
making audiences jumpy and excited to finally see
where to adventure is going to be set.

9. Genre Conventions:
The establishing shot of where the film will be set is used.
The landscape shows both the rural and urban areas of the
city.

10. Opening Sequence/ Genre Conventions:
Where the film will be set is introduced (Chicago). It also
introduces the music supervisor, the executive score producer
and editors.
A high angle shot is used to show audiences the city and what it
is like. This utopian modern society makes audiences excited to
watch this, as they see it is a big city, and as it is an action
adventure this city will be explored further.

11. Opening Sequence/ Genre Conventions:
During this clip the producer is included, so
audiences recognise who produced this film.
Characters are introduced, and an understanding of
the divided groups may slowly be starting to
become clear. We see from the high angle shot a
divide in groups through colours. This makes
audiences want to know about this divide. One
could suggest this is breaking the convention of
action adventure, as usually the conventions of a
teen drama contains ‘cliques’.

12. Opening Sequence/ Genre Conventions:
The Director and whos novel the film is on is
introduced. The fact that they are the last people to
be introduced shows they are the people intended
to be remembered, as there are no more people
introduced, meaning they will be remembered
This Further shows the division of the people in this
setting. The utopian setting relates to people now as
it Is set in a more modern world.