Thursday, 17 January 2013

Filming Opening Research

Snatch Opening Title Sequence :




Camera :

  • The camera used in the opening is a CCTV camera. This gives the impression that something bad is going to happen.
  • The camera pans too the left to reveal a bank of CCTV monitors. These camera track the movement of the jews in the shot.


Editing :

  • The editing is clean, It feels like you are in the room catching the CCTV monitors and not watching a film. This is a great opening effect.
  • i like how when a new character enter the shot the camera pauses and tell you some information about the character. This effect blurs out the rest of the frame as well.
  • During the end of the opening clip the camera tracks the movement of money from frame to frame.

 Mise-en-scene :

  • The uses of props help disguise the character so that they are able to blend in.

Sound :

  • The music is very subdued at the beginning, But as the action starts the music changes in pace.


Research Feedback


Genre of the clip?

  • Crime, Thriller

How are the audience being drawn in?

  • The audience are being drawn due to the anticipation of the events that follow 

What is the tone/mood of the clip? 

  • The opening starts up very calm , but suddenly hell breaks loose