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Analyse of openingsequences:
1- Iron Man 3
The firstopeningsequencestartsof witha mountainsettingwhere onthe lefthandcorner
on the screen,ParamountPicturesandMarvel EntertainmentPresentshowsup.A second
laterA Marvel StudiosproductiontheninassociationwithFairview entertainmentappears.
Afterthis,the name of the settingappears,‘KunarProvince,Afghanistanwithtwomilitary
tankscomingtowardsthe camera. Inside the militarytankTonyStarkisintroduced,wearing
formal clothingandactingposh.Whilst,travellingthroughthe desertedisland,TonyStark
and soldiersare havingaconversation,justthenthe firstmilitarytankblasts.The soldiers
getout of the tank to protectTonyStarks whilstbeingshotat(unknown),TonyStarkgets
out of the tank and hidesbehindamudrock.As he hides, he takesouta moderntechnology
and as he is tryingto activate.A small missilelandsrightnexttohim, bythe time he clicks
activate the missile firesup.TonyStarkfliesandlandsflatonthe ground.He isbleeding
throughhissilversteel vestas he checkshow bad itas. The image starts to zoomout and
fade.
2- MissionImpossible- GhostProtocol (title sequence)
The openingsequence startsoff withTomCruise runningundergroundinadarktunnel
(camerais runningbehindthem).Atthatpoint somethingislitonfire,asitstarts firingup
theystart to run faster.
A written image comeswiththe production ParamountPicturesandSkydance present,the
mainleadactors name and A Bad Robotproduction.The backgroundof the title page is
showingthe litwire,firingupmore withsparksgoingthroughthe tunnel. Anotherwritten
image tellsthe audience itisA Brad Birdfilmandonce again the starringactors name shows
up.Finally,asthe twohot wiresmeet,sparkiscreated,tocreate attention,which showsthe
title MissionImpossible.Once againthere isanothersparkcreatedwhichhighlights‘Ghost
Protocol’the title isina dark backgroundanddisappearslike amist.Afterthis,there are
torch lightsheadingtowardsthe cameraindicatingthatthey are running,that’swhen
JeremyRenners’name appears,he isdressedinpolice uniform.Asthe wire continuesother
cast membersname appearSimonPegg,PaulaPatton,Michael Nyqvist,VladimarMashikov,
JoshHolloway,Anil KapoorandLeaSeydoux.Underthe oceanthe castingwrittenimage
showsup,April Webster,CSA &AlyssaWeisberg,CSA.
As the shotfinishesunderthe ocean,there isamissile shootingout,asit comestowardsthe
camera the missile isshownasacomputerizedimage with- visualeffects JohnKnollshows
up withTomCruise shootingagun towardsthe camera whilstfallingdownfromabuilding.
Co-producerJoshAppelbaum,Andre Nemec,TomPeitzman&TommyHarper appearsfrom
a buildingablue printannotationof the building. The firingwire appears,aroundTomCruise
(focus) fighting,aswell asthe musicbyMichael Giacchinoand thenthe theme composedby
Lalo Schifrin.Anotherscene isduringacar chase (sports),withcostume designerMichael
Kaplanand editedbyPaul Hirschappears. WhenTomCruise istryingto getintothe building,
productiondesignerJimBissell,directorphotographyRobertElswitandexecutiveproducer
JeffreyChernov,DavidEllison,Paul SchwakeandDanaGoldberg.Ata settingina desertthe

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basedon the television seriesshowsup,createdbyBruce Geller.Asthe wire goesbackinto
the tunnel,the directedbyBraidBirdappearsagain.Eventuallyasthe wire bursts,the
settingisback onthe roadwithfire enginesshownrushingsomewhere,whilstonthe other
side of the road a black vanis shown.Thisshowsthatthe van may have somethingtodo
withfilm. Throughoutthe whole sequence the firedupwire hasbeenusedin variesdifferent
settingsandwhenthere isa sparkshownindicatesthatthe personhasplayedan important
rule inthe movie.