4. Warner Bros. Pictures
At the beginning of the opening
sequence the Warner Bros. Pictures
logo appears to show us who created
the movie/sponsored it.
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. is an
American film and entertainment
studio headquartered at the Warner
Bros. Studios complex in Burbank,
California, and a subsidiary of
Warner Bros.
5.
6. A Stanley Kubrick Film
After the studio’s name we see a
name of the movie director himself,
it’s Stanley Kubrick’s film. Most of
the time big names will be shown in
the sequences to attract fans of the
ones named. In case with this film, a
lot of people could watch it just for
their favourite director.
7.
8. Full Metal Jacket
The title of the movie shows up after
the director’s name so we will know
how it’s called and could memorize it
if needed (and from the director’s
perspective it’s indeed needed so
people would talk about it)
9.
10. Establishing shot
There are no establishing shots in
this continuity sequence, as it almost
immediately shows the main
characters, them getting haircuts.
11. Editing
The editing is basic, with close-ups
and medium-long shots on the
characters who’re sitting in the
hairdresser’s chair.
12. Mise En Scene
The movie is set in a camp for Basic
Combat Training and the opening
sequence starts with a bunch of
young men getting their hair
trimmed, like from sheep. Close-ups
on their heads show us their facial
expressions and most of them
‘accept’ their fate/destiny. From the
beginning we now they’re going to
war, and the diegetic sound, the
song about the Vietnam war, just
proves that.
13. Props, Costumes and Characters
The first prop the audience sees of
the characters is the characters
themselves, as they’re shown
immediately when the sequence
begins. There are at least ten
different men getting their haircut
done, and most of them have the
same facial expressions of
acceptance. Characters who stay the
same are two hairdressers, but we
only can see their hands.
14. Sound
Throughout the sequence we hear a
nondiegetic sound of the song called
“Hello Vietnam” by Johnnie Wright.
The song is about the war and it
drives our attention to the fact that
this is where the characters will be
heading pretty soon.
