Openings to films

Shanghai noon

Touchstone pictures introduced.

Spyglass entertainment introduced.

Chinese symbols and Chinese music over worded introductions to film company.

Introduces main actors/actresses over music and symbols.

Title of the film shown in the same font as shown for actors and film company but symbols fad away and leave the title with a black background which makes the title stand out. Also music fades out into another song.

Shows rows of Chinese soldiers.

Still introducing actors/actresses over the first scene of soldiers.

Shows long/wide shot of the princess being carried in her throne.

Establishing shot sets the scene and text tells the audience where they are, in this case ‘Forbidden City, China’.

Introduces two main characters by showing them meeting eyes.

Sets the scene showing the audience old Chinese buildings.

Tells the Audience a bit of information about the story when the princess refuses to marry the other man.

Then it shows the other main character Jackie Chan scrubbing the floor which give you the impression he may be a kind of worker.

Shows Jackie Chan listening to the princess’s conversation which tells the reader that these two characters roads will pass. Whilst actors/actresses name are still being shown throughout the scene.

Tells the audience about what is going to happen by saying that the princess is off to America and that they’re leaving that night. Then the emperor calls out the names of the soldiers that he wants to retrieve the princess but Jackie Chan volunteers to help as well

Limitless


http://tubeplus.me/player/1723478/Limitless/

Opens with the title of the film in big white font whilst going through the view of the cars in the city.

Introduces actors/actresses

Intense music getting quicker.

Start displaying the different parts of the mind/brain which is foreshadowing the film.

Shape of the brain turns into a birds eye view of the city.

Introduces director

Camera zooms in on a person and a voice introduces that person as himself.

Tells all information about the character e.g. writer and how he looks.

Tries to explain his life to his friends but gives up.

Tells the audience that he has a problem with coming up with ideas for his book.

Shows him lounging around

Girlfriend breaks up with him.

Meets his ex girlfriends brother who gives him a drug , this outlines the overall plot to the film.