Pirates Of The Caribbean
In the opening of Pirates of the Caribbean, the first image the audience sees is an image of the ocean and the sun setting. At the bottom of the screen there is text saying “Broome, Western Australia 1999. This sets the location and time period of the film. This also gives the audience an idea of what the characters are going to be and look like. The next couple images are of a little girl and the front of the boat. This tells the audience that the film will be based around the sea and piracy.
In the opening of Pirates of the Caribbean, the first image the audience sees is an image of the ocean and the sun setting. At the bottom of the screen there is text saying “Broome, Western Australia 1999. This sets the location and time period of the film. This also gives the audience an idea of what the characters are going to be and look like. The next couple images are of a little girl and the front of the boat. This tells the audience that the film will be based around the sea and piracy.
The screen then cuts to a slide with the name of the production company who produced the film. The production company is called “Screen Gems” and the slide also contains their logo. This is done purely for their own advertisement and to show the people involved in the production. The slide then fades to black as the next image comes on.
The opening scene of Pirates of the Caribbean is set on a boat. Elements of mise-en-scene make this obvious as you can see the costumes worn by the characters are what you would expect of pirates. Also, through the use of props, i.e the canons and eye patches, you can clearly see the time period the film is set in. Through the use of clothing and props, you can tell it is not a modern film.
There is clear editing in the opening two minutes as there is a lot of cutting between shots for dialogue. Most of these are over-the-shoulder shots. This tells us that there is tension as the pace of the cuts is fast. There are many close ups of certain characters and these shots tell us that these characters are important and that they will be focused on throughout the film. Also, through the use of fade to black, it makes the audience focused as they are trying to see what is happening next. Filters are used heavily to give the impression that the film is set many years ago and this is done in editing. The use of the sepia filter makes the image look a bit browner than usual and gives off the impression of the olden days. Also, there is a grey filter when showing the little girl and this makes it look more misty and spooky.
In the first two minutes of this film, you can clearly see it is different to any other film and this is what makes the audience want to carry on watching it. I wanted to carry on watching the film as the opening gives away just enough information to know the plot of the film however you still have questions that need to be answered and this is what keeps the audience interested.
From this, we can borrow the use of some kind of filter on shots to distinguish between our current time / flashbacks. We can also borrow the fast cuts and changes of angle to create pace and tension, so this has been a useful opening to watch.
From this, we can borrow the use of some kind of filter on shots to distinguish between our current time / flashbacks. We can also borrow the fast cuts and changes of angle to create pace and tension, so this has been a useful opening to watch.
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