Opening Sequence Research- Batman Begins

The scene starts with a loud bang showing the Warner Bros. Pictures logo and then showing the DC comics logo, the screen then goes black and you can hear a high pitched noise which is quite unfamiliar at first until you see loads of bats flying to form the shape of the batman logo. It then cuts to a track shot of the children running with very intense music as though to tell the audience that something is going to happen this also makes the audience feel uneasy about the scene which is good because it gets them interested into the film. We decided that we would use sound slightly similarly, in a sense of making them feel uneasy by using slow sad music. You then see the children playing with each other and the boy runs off, the girl follows and the boy ends up falling into a ditch, the girl runs off and calls for help when a swarm of bats fly at the main character Bruce, this is an important part of the film as it is what led him to become Batman. This is similar to our Opening Title sequence as in ours, our main character gains his powers. 

Opening sequence research

 
The film starts by showing us the 'Warner Bros. Pictures' sign, this straight away tells us it is a big budget hollywood film as Warner Bros. is a very big respected distributor, this ties the audience in straight away as it is a well known logo and the audience can relate it to other films distributed by the same company. During this there is a big bang noise, almost like thunder, this noise is sudden which draws in the audience to watch the screen. We then see the sign for 'Legendary Pictures' this is also a big american production company. During this we hear eerie music, this keeps the audience attracted to the screen and gives a sense of enigma as they don't understand what is going on yet. We then see the sign for 'DC Comics' this is a famous american comic book company, comic book fans will recognize this as they made Superman, Wonderwomen, Green Lantern and of course batman.
The scene starts off with a crane shot zooming into the window, the music builds up until the window is smashed. There is a man standing with a clown mask in his hand and the camera zooms into it the mask very slowly and it stays in shot for quite a while, the music also becomes very eerie and there is not much else in the shot and no cuts at all to make sure not to take away the attention of the audience this ensures that the audeince focus on the mask, this one shot shows us that the mask or what the mask signifys/ represents is a main part of this film and is an important aspect. When the car comes the music begins to become more fast paced and the audience almost gets snapped back into reality and it begins to suggest that this is an action film. The characters then begin to talk about the so called "joker" that they work for, this gives enigma to the film and makes the audience begin to question what is happening.This also suggests to the audience that they are not the main characters and they work for the "Joker" who will then be a big part of the film.

Children Of Men Opening Sequence Analysis

We first of all see that the studio that made this film was universal, this straight away tells us that it is a big budget film as a very big, well known company is making it.
The scene begins with complete silence, this is done to get your attention and to make the audience wonder why the sound isn't working, the screen then goes black and there is a sound bridge of a news report, this is done so that the audience pay attention to what the news report is saying and it tells us that the news is very important and is a key part of the film. We hear that the youngest person on the planet has died, this suggests that there aren't any children left and also tells us that it might be set in the future where things are much worse then they are now and also shows that they might be living in a dystopia world.
We then see the inside of a cafe, the colors of what people are wearing and also the colors of the cafe are very muted, this suggest that everyone is very sad and gives off quite a depressing tone. There are police officers in the crowd of people, this makes the news report even more severe as you would not usually find police officers standing around watching the news. You then see a man walking into the shop and he is the first to have any dialogue other than the news report this suggest that he may be a main character in the film and is important to the viewer. The camera then shows us the news that is being shown on the TV that everyone is watching, it shows us that the youngest boy that died, was born in 2009 and died in the year of 2027 this confirms that this film is set in the future. The camera then follows the male character out using the handheld camera movement, this makes the audience feel as though they are there and gets them more into the film as they feel like there part of it. When we finally leave the cafe we see that this film is set in London from the use of the iconic big red bus. We see that the streets are very dirty and it seems as though there is smoke around as well as lots of rubbish bags on the floor this suggests that its not a very healthy or safe world to be living in. We then see the male character put what seems to be alcohol into his coffee this suggests that alcohol is his escapism in the reality of the world. The camera then turns around and there is a big explosion and a women walks out screaming with her arm in her hand. The scene is then finished. The last thing you hear is the piercing scream and siren which leaves you to remember the scene.