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My opening genre

My opening has a gangster/thriller genre, but it also has elements of a mystery drama incorperated. The gangster part is shown with the charecters, in their costume and their speech, with a heavy london accent and the type of words being used. Also with the details such as the basement and the smoking.
The thriller is the story line, the kidnapping and the past story flashback which is the root cause of all of the happenings. Also the action parts such as the drag scene and the throwing of the phone add to the thriller.

Costumes used

The costume used in my opening are all smart, suits for a sophisticated look.
Andrei's costume was a suit, with a white shirt and black tie. A sort of funeral type dress sense, signifying an end.
Marcus is dressed similarly, but not with a suit jacket. This is to show that his power is not as great as Andrei's, and that he is the victim. This can be compared with a low angle camera shot, showing the weakness, like looking down on a lesser person.

Mise-en-scene

Personally, i think mise en scene in my opening is a strong point. I chose areas and setting that was appropriate for the shot. I used my celler for a basement scene, and used a cigarette for Andrei to create a gangster setting.
Also, with the drag scene i used a driveway with stones, and a tree background for a spooky and eerie set. The gravel also used diagetic sounds that improved the realsim of the shot.
With the office scene i used a home office, with appliances sprawled out like mouses and keyboards, pens and paper to create a destroyed working office set.

Lighting used

In my opening, i used hallogen lighting placed in appropriate places to make details more effectibve like hiding the charceters face, or light up a face such as when the boot of the car is shut on the flashback and the charecters face freezes, there is artificial lighting from off the shot.
All of the lighting used it not directly in the shot, it is all placed to look natural and to add detail.

Camera angles used in my opening

I have used a lot of mid angle shots in my peice, and also angles that hide the charecters face. For the basements shots, the angles are all mid shots, including half of the charecters body and also include the mise-en-scene. The pan shot used for the drag scene is used to emphasise the amount of time and the surroundings in the action.
In the opening shot, the angle is a high shot looking down on the charecter showing him as weak. The shot then zooms out to reveal the office around him, again encapturing the mise-en-scene.
The angle used when the mobile phone starts to ring increases the high drama and intensity of the shot, also framing the unknown caller flasing on the phone.
Most of the angles used are meant to be intimidating and personal to the charecters so the audience can get closer to the action, making it more gripping and realistic.

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