TW: Film Openings - Research

Kill Bill (Tarantino, 2003)

Techniques:

• black and white wash- possibly used to show past and present
• CU used to highlight expression of fear
• in addition only 2 shots used which emphasises mystery of location and character
• no non-diegetic soundtrack means that dialogue and diegetic sounds such as breathing, footsteps and the gun click are amplified
• lots of make up to show blood and bruising highlighting pain of the woman
• prop hankerchief with "Bill" written on it used to infer that the man is Bill
• slow cutting rate

 

Inception (Nolan, 2010)



 

Techniques:

• dense orchestral soundtrack
• matched cut which breaks continuity editing to create mystery
• prop symbolic in film but not in real life
• CU of watch juxtaposed by cross cut to different location suggests events are happening concurrently
• angelic soundtrack when children in LS suggesting innocence juxtaposed to minor strings
• short opening title
• slow cutting rate
 

Saving Private Ryan (Spielberg, 1998)



Techniques:

• historical costume representing verisimilitude
• dense diegetic soundtrack also creating reality
• slow cutting rate
• gory make up conveying brutality
• americans shown in CU whearas army on heavy guns shown as silhouettes positioning audience with americans
• handicam
• dialogue in middle of soundmix conveying volume of diegetic sounds eg gunshots, explosions