The document analyzes the opening scenes of the film Transformers 4 Age of Extinction. It summarizes the key elements of each scene, including sound, lighting, editing, and notes on progression. The first two scenes take place in space, showing spaceships traveling slowly towards a light source. The third and fourth scenes take place on a planet, with natural lighting and sounds of waterfalls and dinosaurs. The fifth scene introduces an alien hand operating a mysterious blue device, with sinister lighting, music and sounds establishing it as different from the earlier more natural scenes.

1. Josh Pyne
FILM OPENING ANALYSIS –
TRANSFORMERS 4 AGE OF EXTINCTION

2. FIRST SCENE Sound: Both diegetic and non diegetic sound can be
heard. Because we can faintly hear the burning and
roar of the after burners on the space ships as they
travel forward, and we can also hear background
music that is played in a minor tone and at a slow
tempo to signify something bad is going to happen, or
that someone or something is in grave danger.
Lighting : Since it
is in space all the
area around is
black, this
signifies this film
is a sci fi genre
film. There is a
smudge of light
that seems to be
the sun in the
scene. All the
spaceships are
travelling towards
it, indicating
either a positive
outcome or a
negative one.
Positive as in
they are going to
the light, or
negative as in
they are going to
do (into the light).
Editing : The editing
is slow paced,
indicating no action,
there are no cuts,
the camera stays in
one place through
out, as the
spaceships pass it
by.

3. SECOND SCENE
Editing : The editing is slow
paced, indicating no action,
there are no cuts, the
camera stays in one place
through out, as the
spaceships pass it by.
Sound: Both diegetic and non diegetic sound can be
heard. Because we can faintly hear the burning and
roar of the after burners on the space ships as they
travel forward, and we can also hear background
music that is played in a minor tone and at a slow
tempo to signify something bad is going to happen, or
that someone or something is in grave danger.
Lighting : Since it
is in space all the
area around is
black, this
signifies this film
is a sci fi genre
film. There is a
smudge of light
that seems to be
the sun in the
scene. All the
spaceships are
travelling towards
it, indicating
either a positive
outcome or a
negative one.
Positive as in
they are going to
the light, or
negative as in
they are going to
do (into the light).
Note : In this scene everything is exactly the
same, but now we see the titles, and all the
spaceships are in front of the camera. This
shows progression of the spaceships.

4. THIRD SCENE Sound : In this scene we can hear
only diegetic sound, we can hear the
waterfall, which the camera is right
under. And the same roar of the
afterburners on the spaceship that
seems to be hovering over the
planet.
Editing is again slow, but
faster than scenes one and
two. There is no fancy cut
sequence just the camera
panning across.
Lighting: Is bright, it is provided
naturally. there is no black area’s. this
signifies that all is good and nothing
sinister is at work. Except for the
spaceships and the sound and lighting
in scenes one and two.

5. FOURTH SCENE
Sound : In this scene we can hear
only diegetic sound, we can hear the
waterfall, which the camera is right
under. And the same roar of the
afterburners on the spaceship that
seems to be hovering over the
planet. Also we hear baby dinosaurs
fighting over food and scuffling
around.
Editing is again slow, but
faster than scenes one and
two. There is no fancy cut
sequence just the camera
panning across. The
camera then pans down
and focuses on some baby
dinosaurs fighting over
food.

6. SCENE FIVE
Editing : It cuts to a scene where
there is an alien hand with six
claw like fingers, and a whole in
its hand. The alien hand moves
around fast, this is a opposition to
the rest of the scenes signifying it
is different than the other natural
beings and things in the other
scenes.
Lighting : There is a blue
aura coming from the
device being operated by
the alien hand. But the rest
is dark, this signifies there
is something sinister,
coupled with the alien hand
gives it a sci fi feel to it. So
far it has met the
conventions of a sci fi film.
Sound : There is both diegetic and non
diegetic sound present. There is deep
and slow background music which is
being played in a minor tone, this
signifies there is something sinister or
evil at work. The diegetic sound is the
crackles of the bones of the alien hand
and the sounds the blue object/device is
making.