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Gone Girl (2014) FilmOpeningAnalysis
I wantedtoexplore the openingof thisfilmasI am aware it is
abouthow a man’swife goesmissing andhe isbeingblamed
for herpotential death.Ithassimilartraitstomy film,
therefore Iwantto explore the technical elementsthisfilm
has usedalso.
The filmopeningbeginswithamantalkingabouthow he
wantsto get inside of hiswife’sbrain,andthathe wantsto
answerquestionsaboutwhatshe isthinkingetc.thenwe are
shownseveral locationsaroundwhatispresumablythis
characters home town,followedby the characterstanding
outside of hishouse breathingheavilyearlyinthe morning.
Thenwe are takento a bar where we begintolearna bit more
abouthis life.
The filmopeningdoesn’treallyhave asignificantsettingatthe
beginning,aswe are shownvariousplacesinashort amountof time,andinone shot of these places
there isa signthat states‘city of NorthCarthage’,assumingthisiswhere the filmisset.Thenwe are
takenviathe characterto a bar, presumablyinhishome townashe isveryfamiliarwiththe
barmaid.The lightingisall ambient,asforthe majorityof the filmopeningthere are shotsinthe
outdoors,andeveninthe bar the room is litupby natural sourcesof lightthroughthe windows.The
coloursvary quite alot throughoutthe openingscenes,assome of themare verydull and bland
showingbuildingsandroadsigns,andsome are brightas we are shownhousesbya lake withbright
greengrass.Howeverwhenthe characterisoutside hishouse,the coloursthenmaintainavery
blandand plaincolourscheme,andwithonlythe male characterbeingshowninthe opening,it
automatically proposesthathislife isdull. The performance of the actorsare quite interestingalso.
Whenwe are shownhimoutside of the house,from previous shotswe are aware that itis 6:55 in
the morning. He is stoodoutside of hishouse,panting.Whichmakesthe audience seriouslyquestion
whatis goingon,ad thiswouldstickintheirheadsas it isquite anodd thingto do.As well asthis,he
isgoingto the bar relativelyearlyinthe day,andisveryfamiliartothe barmaid – instigatinghe isa
regular.He also bringshera present,whichsupportsthis further,andshowsthathe musthave
nothingbetterdoto.It is alsoshowingtothe audience judgingbythe plotof the storyline portrayed
on the trailerthathe maybe escapingthe factthat he is guilty, andtryingtoget awayfrom his
problems. whenthe manasksfora drink,the bar maid pauses – maybe showingthatshe is
disappointedasitisearlyI the day, or she ispausingas the man may notbe a pleasantdrunk – this
couldbe showingstreaksof violence inhispersonality. The characteralsosaysthat he is havinga
bad dayas itis hisweddinganniversary,andassoonas he says he ishavinga bad day the barmaid
straightaway knowsitisabout hiswife –Amy.This showsthathe may have a lot of marital
problemsthathe shareswiththe barmaid,notonlysupportinghe isofteninthe pub,but causesthe
publictoquestionhisinnocence laterontoo. The maincharacter is shownwearingjoggingbottom
and a t-shirtinthe morning,lookinglikehe hadjustwokenup.Andlaterinthe day he is wearinga
shirtovera t-shirt,showingthathe isquite alaidback, casual person,anddoesn’ttake a greatdeal
of care intohowsmart he looks.
The firstshot we see isa close-upof a man strokingawoman’shair,and she turnsup to lookat him.
Thisshot isverycaptivating,asherexpression isquite emotionlesssowe are unaware of what is
goingon.Although,she islayingonhischest,sothismust indicate some formof relationship
betweenthe pair.Thenwe are shownanestablishingshotof a beach,where the titlesappear.
Followingthiswe are shownshotsof several locations,suchasa buildingwiththe Coca-Colasymbol
on,an emptystreet,a signwith‘Cityof NorthCarthage’on it,a drain,the side of a buildingbeing
workedon,a lake withseveral housesandadeerbya tree anda few more. AsmentionedbeforeI
thinkthishas beendone toshowsurroundingsof the mancharacter inhistown. Thenthere isa tilt
shotgoingupwards,showingastreetclockthat says 6:55 to show the audience how earlyitis.
Straightfromthiswe are showna wide shotof a man stoodoutside of hishouse,heavilypanting. It
isveryunusual as the restof the locationsare deserted,anditisonlyhimoutside of hishouse. This
showsthat he mustbe upto somethingquite dodgy.There isthenaverywide shotof the man
walkingbackintothe house fromthe binhe wasstoodnet to,and the camera pansto keephimin
the shot.I thinkthishas beendone toagainhighlighthow desertedthe restof the streetisand how
quietitis.Thenwe onlygenerallysee mid-shotsfollowingthisof shot-reverse shotconversation
betweenthe barmaidandthe maincharacter.
The soundusedin the filmopening isquite interestingtoo.Inthe beginning,itusesaslow and
depressingorchestralno-diegeticmusic, whichiswhatIexpected.There isalsoavoice overof the
maincharacter, sayingthatwhenhe thinksof hiswife,he thinksaboutbreakingintoherskull and
divulginginformationfromitsuchas whatshe is thinking,how she isfeelingandaskingwhathave
theydone to eachother.From thispoint,the musicthendiesout,andwe hearseveral natural
soundsto the environmentsinwhichwe are shown,suchasbirds,waterdripping,aboiler making
noises,the coldsilencestreetof anemptystreet,atickingclocketc.the musicpicksupslightlywhen
we are shownthe man stoodoutside of hishouse,asitleavesthe audience questioninghis
innocence withthe use of dramaticyetdepressingmusic.Fromhere onthere isonlydialogue
betweenthe manandthe barmaid.
At the verybeginningof the filmopening,the editingisquite slow. There isn’tmuchgoingon,and
the shot lastsforquite a longtime.There isthena verystrong fade toblack transitionthatinstigates
somethingbadmayhappentoher. Fromthis,the editingthensuddenlypicksupitspace andslows
downagainin certainplaces.Forinstance,the editingisveryfast whenitis showingall the different
placeswithstraightcuts,and then beginstoslow downwhenwe are shownthe time of the clock
and thengetsevenslowerwhen the manisoutside hishouse,althoughthereare still straightcutsin
place showingthe scene fromdifferentangles.Ithinkthishasbeendone tobuildupsuspense with
the audience,andalsototake incertainfeaturesof the filmopeningmore thanothers.
The filmopeningisverydifferenttothe one I wantto create,so it wouldbe quite difficultto
incorporate manyof its featureshowever.Ireallylike the musicthathasbeenchoseninthisfilm
opening,itreallymakesthe footage standoutandcaptivate the audience,whichIsomethingIreally
wantto do withmy filmopening.Iwantto use somethingverysimilartothispiece of music.

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Gone girl analysisl

  • 1. Gone Girl (2014) FilmOpeningAnalysis I wantedtoexplore the openingof thisfilmasI am aware it is abouthow a man’swife goesmissing andhe isbeingblamed for herpotential death.Ithassimilartraitstomy film, therefore Iwantto explore the technical elementsthisfilm has usedalso. The filmopeningbeginswithamantalkingabouthow he wantsto get inside of hiswife’sbrain,andthathe wantsto answerquestionsaboutwhatshe isthinkingetc.thenwe are shownseveral locationsaroundwhatispresumablythis characters home town,followedby the characterstanding outside of hishouse breathingheavilyearlyinthe morning. Thenwe are takento a bar where we begintolearna bit more abouthis life. The filmopeningdoesn’treallyhave asignificantsettingatthe beginning,aswe are shownvariousplacesinashort amountof time,andinone shot of these places there isa signthat states‘city of NorthCarthage’,assumingthisiswhere the filmisset.Thenwe are takenviathe characterto a bar, presumablyinhishome townashe isveryfamiliarwiththe barmaid.The lightingisall ambient,asforthe majorityof the filmopeningthere are shotsinthe outdoors,andeveninthe bar the room is litupby natural sourcesof lightthroughthe windows.The coloursvary quite alot throughoutthe openingscenes,assome of themare verydull and bland showingbuildingsandroadsigns,andsome are brightas we are shownhousesbya lake withbright greengrass.Howeverwhenthe characterisoutside hishouse,the coloursthenmaintainavery blandand plaincolourscheme,andwithonlythe male characterbeingshowninthe opening,it automatically proposesthathislife isdull. The performance of the actorsare quite interestingalso. Whenwe are shownhimoutside of the house,from previous shotswe are aware that itis 6:55 in the morning. He is stoodoutside of hishouse,panting.Whichmakesthe audience seriouslyquestion whatis goingon,ad thiswouldstickintheirheadsas it isquite anodd thingto do.As well asthis,he isgoingto the bar relativelyearlyinthe day,andisveryfamiliartothe barmaid – instigatinghe isa regular.He also bringshera present,whichsupportsthis further,andshowsthathe musthave nothingbetterdoto.It is alsoshowingtothe audience judgingbythe plotof the storyline portrayed on the trailerthathe maybe escapingthe factthat he is guilty, andtryingtoget awayfrom his problems. whenthe manasksfora drink,the bar maid pauses – maybe showingthatshe is disappointedasitisearlyI the day, or she ispausingas the man may notbe a pleasantdrunk – this couldbe showingstreaksof violence inhispersonality. The characteralsosaysthat he is havinga bad dayas itis hisweddinganniversary,andassoonas he says he ishavinga bad day the barmaid straightaway knowsitisabout hiswife –Amy.This showsthathe may have a lot of marital problemsthathe shareswiththe barmaid,notonlysupportinghe isofteninthe pub,but causesthe publictoquestionhisinnocence laterontoo. The maincharacter is shownwearingjoggingbottom and a t-shirtinthe morning,lookinglikehe hadjustwokenup.Andlaterinthe day he is wearinga shirtovera t-shirt,showingthathe isquite alaidback, casual person,anddoesn’ttake a greatdeal of care intohowsmart he looks. The firstshot we see isa close-upof a man strokingawoman’shair,and she turnsup to lookat him. Thisshot isverycaptivating,asherexpression isquite emotionlesssowe are unaware of what is goingon.Although,she islayingonhischest,sothismust indicate some formof relationship betweenthe pair.Thenwe are shownanestablishingshotof a beach,where the titlesappear.
  • 2. Followingthiswe are shownshotsof several locations,suchasa buildingwiththe Coca-Colasymbol on,an emptystreet,a signwith‘Cityof NorthCarthage’on it,a drain,the side of a buildingbeing workedon,a lake withseveral housesandadeerbya tree anda few more. AsmentionedbeforeI thinkthishas beendone toshowsurroundingsof the mancharacter inhistown. Thenthere isa tilt shotgoingupwards,showingastreetclockthat says 6:55 to show the audience how earlyitis. Straightfromthiswe are showna wide shotof a man stoodoutside of hishouse,heavilypanting. It isveryunusual as the restof the locationsare deserted,anditisonlyhimoutside of hishouse. This showsthat he mustbe upto somethingquite dodgy.There isthenaverywide shotof the man walkingbackintothe house fromthe binhe wasstoodnet to,and the camera pansto keephimin the shot.I thinkthishas beendone toagainhighlighthow desertedthe restof the streetisand how quietitis.Thenwe onlygenerallysee mid-shotsfollowingthisof shot-reverse shotconversation betweenthe barmaidandthe maincharacter. The soundusedin the filmopening isquite interestingtoo.Inthe beginning,itusesaslow and depressingorchestralno-diegeticmusic, whichiswhatIexpected.There isalsoavoice overof the maincharacter, sayingthatwhenhe thinksof hiswife,he thinksaboutbreakingintoherskull and divulginginformationfromitsuchas whatshe is thinking,how she isfeelingandaskingwhathave theydone to eachother.From thispoint,the musicthendiesout,andwe hearseveral natural soundsto the environmentsinwhichwe are shown,suchasbirds,waterdripping,aboiler making noises,the coldsilencestreetof anemptystreet,atickingclocketc.the musicpicksupslightlywhen we are shownthe man stoodoutside of hishouse,asitleavesthe audience questioninghis innocence withthe use of dramaticyetdepressingmusic.Fromhere onthere isonlydialogue betweenthe manandthe barmaid. At the verybeginningof the filmopening,the editingisquite slow. There isn’tmuchgoingon,and the shot lastsforquite a longtime.There isthena verystrong fade toblack transitionthatinstigates somethingbadmayhappentoher. Fromthis,the editingthensuddenlypicksupitspace andslows downagainin certainplaces.Forinstance,the editingisveryfast whenitis showingall the different placeswithstraightcuts,and then beginstoslow downwhenwe are shownthe time of the clock and thengetsevenslowerwhen the manisoutside hishouse,althoughthereare still straightcutsin place showingthe scene fromdifferentangles.Ithinkthishasbeendone tobuildupsuspense with the audience,andalsototake incertainfeaturesof the filmopeningmore thanothers. The filmopeningisverydifferenttothe one I wantto create,so it wouldbe quite difficultto incorporate manyof its featureshowever.Ireallylike the musicthathasbeenchoseninthisfilm opening,itreallymakesthe footage standoutandcaptivate the audience,whichIsomethingIreally wantto do withmy filmopening.Iwantto use somethingverysimilartothispiece of music.