Film Opening Analysis 13/1/09

Gothika horror.




The mise en scene of the words appear to move away from the camera coming into focus and with the next credit dissolving into each other. The music played in the background creates a more eerie and dramatic sense to give the audience an idea that it is a horror film. You start to hear the conversation before you see the characters involved in it. The first shot of the conversation is dissolved from a black screen into a close up shot of a women's face talking. Selective focus with the person talking in focus and the background out of focus. Tracking shot to the surroundings of were they are and positioned. Followed by an over the shoulder shot to show the women dressed in black talking. The area is set in a dark room with the sun shinning in on their faces to show their features.
The opening scene generally shows what the film will be based upon in a mental prison.