Director:Bryan Singer
Year:1995
Mise-en-scen
The first thing i noticed at the begging of this title sequence was the use of props, straight away we see the use of a prop as he lights his cigarette, how ever this is then used to start the fire, so the relevance of that prob is made apparent. You also get to know that this title sequence is taking place on a boat. There is also lots of dead people around showing that something has just taken place, suggesting this might be a flash back.
Sound
Straight away we have some sound of the matches catching alight. We then have the sound of the fire being put out and get the look of disappointment on the mans face. The music in the opening sequence has quite an eery feel to it and begging to slowly pick up which builds up tension. We then get the sound of the two gun shots as he gets shot, there is pause in between them suggesting that he weren't sure if he was dead after the first one.
Camera shots/Angles
We firstly start off with a close up of the match's being lit, this suggests that they may be of some importance. There is then a shot of a man putting out the fire, he is higher so could be seen as more important. There is then a shot reverse shot of the conversation but you cannot see the face of one of the men talking. At the end of the sequence the camera fixes on some rope for a few seconds, suggesting some importance.
Editing
At the beginning there a is a cut from him lighting the matches to him lighting his cigarette. When the man gets shot there are quick cuts all around the ship, showing that maybe they are trying to draw attention away from the killing. Then finally there is a cut from the rope to the mans face where an interview is taking place
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