Analysis of a students opening!

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-Mis-En-Scene

-Costume

The main character that is shown is a young teenage girl that is going to school/college she is in her own clothes that are formal which shows that she is in a 6th form or college. where as the unidentified character is wearing clothing that covers there identity which shows that they are not wanting the audience to know who they are and also it looks like they are linked to the female character that we are introduced to.

-Lighting

All the way through this film opening it is natural lighting or high key lighting i'm not sure if this is intentional.

The natural light shows you that these situations can occur at an time of the day and that you should be aware.

-Actors

The female actor is a student at a school/college she seems to like to be on her own and be in her own world which could suggest why this covered up male has targeted her. The male actor is very suspicious and and all of his movements are small and delicate and think this is because he does not want to be noticed by this female that we are introduced to. Her body language is timid and small she doesn't have much of a facial expression this connotes that she may be rather anti-social.

-Make up

The female actor wears heavy eye make up this connotes that the dark colours around her eyes could reflect the dark situation that she is in. There is no sign of a low cleanliness which shows that she may be well of. Also with the heavy make up this may connote that she may be trying to attract the opposite sex.

-Props
There are not many props used in this opening in my opinion they are kept to a minimum. There is the use of a mobile phone which i think is typical in a students opening as in any of the openings with this genre usually pretend to be on there phone and start to be followed. There is also the use of a cigarette but you don't  see who is smoking this may be a link to the male character that is following the female. Also the use of the photographs of the female which shows that this male character is stalking her.

-Setting
The setting is at a school which means that there is a lot of people that can be witnesses to what this male character is intending to do but with this it shows that he must have a link with the school for him being able to get in to the school. Having this setting shows that how dangerous the day to day sequence of going to school can be so dangerous.

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-Editing
There is the use of The cut this is where two things are simply put together to create a sequence.
There is also the use of the fade which i think is a good use to show the movement from one camera shot to the other.
There is the use of cross cutting as you watch the female and the male at different places at the same times which shows that they will eventually meet together at some point.
There is the use of the cut away this is the insertion of an event to fill in the gaps to create the mood and to fit in with the film.
In mt conclusion i think that these edits are all use brilliantly and i cant see many faults and it creates a great atmosphere.

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-Camera shots
There is a panning shot this is used to how the area that the opening is based in.
There is the long shot used to show her walking in to school .
There is a close up on her walking in showing that she is being watched.
There is also the use of the point of view shot this connotes that she is being watched through the blinds.

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-Sound
There is the use of non-diagetic sound all the way through there is no ambient sound or diagetic sound i think the use of this is great because it builds up the tension and suspense in the beginning which is what we are slightly trying to create in are opening but are will be more up beat a rocky.

CMINTS
-Characters
The female character that are shown is well dressed and in formal clothes which shows that she is in some sort of education. There isn't many character introduced in to the opening apart the female character that we assume is the main character and the hooded male.

-Iconography
There are a few sign that are unique such as-
The hooded male this shows that there must be some significant reasons to why he has not revealed who he is. This fits the genre crime as in a crime genre film the characters are all hooded and usually try to hide them selves to prevent them from getting in to trouble.

-Narration
There is a form of Non-linear narration used in this opening as it looks like some thing is going to happen to the female rather quickly and this opening scene may be a flash back.

-Theme
There is a theme i think i would strangely call it stalking? or being followed as you can see that this male is trying to contact the main character as he seems to appear where ever she is.

Enigma
There is a series of enigma such as-
Who is the male character?
Why does he want the female?
What is the connection between them?
And why all the secrecy?