The document analyzes the opening sequence of the film "Shifty", which is about a day in the life of a crack cocaine dealer. It notes that the sound is mellow and sad to set a somber mood, and that the shots include close-ups, medium shots, and long shots. The titles are plain white font that does not indicate the genre.

1. Opening Sequence Analysis

2. Shifty is an urban thriller about a day in
the life of a crack cocaine dealer. The
film follows his struggles and the
dangerous situations that face him every
day. As our film is also about a day in the
life of a character, I thought this would
be a good title sequence to evaluate.

3. Sound: The sound is mellow and sad, which
creates a sombre mood and all sound is
non-diagetic.
Shots: There are a variety of shots
used, including close-ups, medium shots
and long shots.
Titles: The titles are white and very plain. The
font is also plain and so it doesn’t indicate
the genre.

4. This is the first shot of the opening sequence, and it shows a man
by himself on a coach. His face has little expression, and looks sad
just like the weather outside the coach. The shot is a long
shot, and it is shaky so it makes the fact he’s on a coach seem
more realistic.

5. This shot introduces us to the character. It’s a close up so that we
can see his full expression and he is staring blankly with his
headphones in. All sound is the non-diagetic soundtrack.

6. This introduces the setting, a block of flats on an estate in a run
down area. It sets the scene.

7. This next shot introduces us to another character, and suggests he’s
the main character as the title of the film is over him. It shows him
walking away from a block of flats wearing all black.

8. This shot introduces the theme of the film, drugs. The birds eye
view shows little of the setting and makes the viewer question who
this character is, and what they have to do with the storyline.