Mission Impossible 2
In this opening sequence we see a man around 24 years - 30 years scaling rocks in a desolate area, climbing to the top of the rocks. A man is used here as many action/thriller movies as men are stereotypically seen as strong, charming and smart. This draws in male viewers of all ages as this associates with men as their idols, and also due to the action that is in the film. By using a young well known male actor, this draws in the female audiences as they might be interested in the male playing the character. The character is shown on his own with no other characters to show he is completely detached from anyone and if he slips no one can save him, adding to the tension of the opening sequence, keeping the audience guessing.
The clip opens with an establishing shot looking like it is coming from a helicopter view. During this shot, the shot fades into the next shot showing the area is a large place and time has past while travelling across the area.The special affects used here is fast forwarding, time lapsing the travel time suggesting the the audience the vast space the movie is set in at this time. The sound used is wind in this shot. This shows how desolate the area it is. Audiences signify the sound of wind to be associated with isolation and desolate areas. The rocky mountains give the impression of being set in a place such as America or Australia due to the colour of the red rocks and the clear blue sky. The hue in the background shows the distance of the setting and that it is completely on its own also insinuating it maybe a hot climate destination. The editing gives a red filter. when used by Thriller/Action movies this can connote death/murder or danger.
This is an extreme long shot of the main character. This shot has been used to show the characters size against the surroundings and to make the audience aware of any contrasts between the character and the setting. We cannot see the character clearly here as the main focus is to show the sheer size, adding to the effect. The camera movement is a dolly zoom to give the impression that the audience is the on lookers of the situation. This gives the view of the background growing in size but focusing on the main focus in more detail and in relative to the subject. This creates a vertigo feeling of being detached from the background, giving the impression the character is lost and adds to the effect of being alone. The first title has been edited onto the shot, showing the company name of the movie. The font used is quite hard to read due to the contrast levels which could be an improvement for this opening sequence. However the font suggests quite a technological film due to the futuristic font.
In this shot we see iconic imagery. The red contrasting with the sky and him in between might suggest he is in between danger and clarity. The soundtrack starts up here with some African type music which is a song well known. This adds to the hot country affect and also gives an insight into where the movie might be based. This creates contrast by playing cheerful music in correlation with the dangerous task he is undertaking. This might display that the character isn't afraid of what he is doing.
This is an extreme close up of the mans hand. This shows he is struggling and by lifting it up also shows he is strong. This shows the audience he must be strong and motivated due to climbing with his bare hands. It adds to the tension and to the masculinity factor in the movie, giving us an insight to what type of character the man is. At this point we here the sound affect of an Eagle screeching in the distance. This is significant due to an Eagle representing many factors. Firstly the Eagle is seen as a fearless animal, and showing the character on screen we associate that the man is a fearless character as well. Also, the Eagle is used for representation of America which where the movie might take place. Following to this, the shots become shorter instead of longer. This shows the contrast between regular shots and action packed shots. This adds to the affect of a thriller by changing the shot duration.
This shot is an aerial shot (birds eye view). This might link in with the Eagle we heard previously, seeing the character from a birds point of view. This shows the audience how tall the rock is, also the dangerous drop and the rocky ground which adds to the audiences fear if the character falls. This also looks down on the character which might show the mountain is far bigger than the character. With all the shots, they have constant movement instead of fixed shots. This might add to the action by keeping the camera constantly moving so the audience feel like the character is always on the go linking to action.
This is a POV shot (point of view/subjective filming). This is seen from the characters view. This drops the audience into the action by seeing what the character sees. This creates an understanding between audience and character and allows them to associate with each other.
This aerial shot uses the special effect of slow motion, creating tension between the audience by making the question 'does he make the jump?!'. They used slow motion to drag the moment out, and create a climax of the situation.
This shot is a mid shot, showing from the waist up. This pose is iconic as it is a religious pose. We connote this as a pose of strength and bravery. Here we can see the character clearly, his expression is calm which again shows he might be an emotionally strong character.
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