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For the 1st shot we start off with a title of the production company. This is to make it look more like a professional opening title sequence. Music used in the sequence “thunderous beat”. The music is used so it matches other companies that have similar theme music to their titles. Music then fades when the production company titles disappear. The 2nd shot is the title of the movie. We are using this shot to show the common theme of our movie. To make it more understandable. The 3rd title shot is going to be a quote which goes into more depth with the scene. This makes it even obvious of the main theme the scene. We want to make sure that the audience knows what may be coming but are unsure about the whole film The 4th shot this is a shot focusing centre on the gun close up showing the whole gun to make it one of the main focuses. There will be a credit sprawled across the gun and credits will be significant in most of the other. This already shows that there may be action involved as the gun symbolises that there will be shooting and violence involved, you can hear the someone speaking and giving some ‘go ahead’ to the protagonist to infiltrate something. Music begins from this point onwards. The song genre is electronica to create the effect of fast paced shots to fore come. The 5th shot shows a hand taking the gun with a credit shown on the hand still the same shot which is still the close up of the gun just like the previous shot but there is a hand that has credits we continued to use the same shot because, the hand picking the gun up can be normally incorporated into the shot. Music is still present in this shot. The 6th shot shows a point of view shot of the character and it shows a close up of the gun but in his hands and also has credits on top of the gun. We use this shot to make it more obvious that there is an obvious genre which revolves around the gun, the effect of this is to make the audience expect that it starts off with action and then have an unexpected turn in the end, fooling audience. The 7th shot is a reloading shot and it is a close up of the gun but the camera changes it angles from a point of view to a front view of the main character reloading the gun and the credits appear on the gun once again the reason why we focused most of our attention to the gun in the first few shots is to emphasise that this has some significance of the weapon, as it questions the audience of what significance it shows and what is going to happen. For the 8th shot we reveal the face of the actor after a tracking shot around the his body and changing to a close up after it ends the camera ends up facing the actor, we used this shot because we wanted more variety in our shots and also wanted to show the expression of the actor as he walks over to a door. The 9th shot is going to be a mid shot of the actor breaching a door; this shot is to create the idea that there are possible enemies or someone of interest in the next room, we used this shot to make the audience wonder what may happen beyond the door as the actor breaches the door rather than opens the door. The 10th shot is an over the shoulder shot of some action as in the shot we can see the gun and 2 bandits hanging out, one of the bandit quickly gets shot while the other takes cover and so does the main character, the main character runs out of bullets and has to quickly run to the enemy. In the 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th shot we initiate a fight sequence where they exchange punches and then the hero does a fatal blow to push the enemy back and steal his gun to then shoot him; when he steals the gun the camera moves to a close up of the character shooting the gun and after the camera moves to the bandit falling down, we used this shot to add more intense action moments to the sequence, and also we needed more variety so we used a two shot of the two fighting and also a close mid shots of the two shoot. In the 16th 17th 18th shot the character runs and then the camera quickly cuts to a close up of him arriving at a point where he sharply has his gun pointing at someone and then the camera pans around him to an over the shoulder shot of the antagonist where the bandit, to reveal a blindfolded girl taken as a hostage by another bandit and he does not hesitate to take the shot we used this for another good effect using the camera to reveal the mystery concealed on the other side of the camera, we used this because we thought this was effective to make the audience wanting to know what is going on. In Shot 19, there is an over the shoulder shot which shows a man holding a gun to a woman’s head. This shows the reason as to why our main character is killing everyone from previous shots. The music is the same as before but perhaps in a more suspenseful upbeat stage. The setting is indoor and well-lit with space to make it seem solitary and dangerous. It fully establishes and emphasises the action component to our narrative as well as show how the girl is related to the story as well. In shot 20, we have a medium close-up. His gun clatters to the floor first and he falls into the shot in which he is supposedly dead. An opening credit is sprawled across the floor next to the kidnapper. This shot is short and sweet to show that the kidnapper is insignificant to the narrative. The music carries on at this point. In shot 21, there is a long shot of the hostage and her “saviour” in which he takes off her blindfold. You can see the dead-body in the background. It shows that our protagonist is successful as well as experienced in his line of work which therefore gives more detail about our narrative. This shot shows the relationship between the hostage and the protagonist as well. Music is still blaring in the background but perhaps now with a suspenseful edge. In shot 22, there is an extreme close-up/ cut-in of the hostage’s hands which has been bind by rope. Here, our main character is freeing her hands. This shows that there is a possibility of more dangerous missions to come in the story/film with similar aims .e.g. freeing someone. The music is consistent throughout. This shot emphasises the hostility of the situation as well as the danger. In shot 23, there is a medium two-shot of the door slamming open and the two characters running out of the room with the dead-kidnappers hand gun now in the hostage’s hand. This shot has been used for variety. On the door that was slammed open you see an opening credit placed across it. It shows the possibility of a rescue later on in the film. Music is louder and faster. In shot 24, there is a bird’s eye view of the two running out, which possibly implies that they are being watched by a future threat. This shot gives more detail about their escape. In relation to the story it shows that whoever is watching them could come back later on in the film and cause trouble. Music is still the same as the previous shot. Shot 25 is an establishing shot. This shot is key to our narrative as it shows that the boy and girl’s location has changed and that they are both out of danger. This could also imply that they are in their headquarters. The music hits its conclusion at this point. The building is a regular every-day building so that it doesn’t grab people’s attention or interest in any way whatsoever. This shows the secretive nature of the people linked to this building as it implies that this building is plain on purpose. Shot 26 is a point of view shot from the boy’s point of view which displays a medium close-up of the girl. Here you hear background noises of a busy city/ area. From this point onwards, most of the dialogue in the opening sequence is heard. She hands him an object which the audience cannot distinguish as to what it is. This contributes to the mystery of the film. This shows that the girl and the guy have a mutual friendship. Shot 27 is a cut-in shot of the boy’s hands gripping the object which appears to be a lined paper. You can also see a pen and a desk in the background. On this paper will be the final credit which will reveal the name of the film. There will be no sound on this shot to emphasise the paper. This shows that the boy has woken up from his daydream. Shot 29 is a cut-away shot in order to explain in more detail what is going on and why there has been a dramatic change. It also sets the scene. You see a projector with a stopwatch counting down which you can hear. The only sound at this point is that of the stopwatch ticking away. Shot 30 shows a point of view shot of the boy looking at the girl from the side. She is wearing different clothes and seems to be concentrating. Here, more dialogue is exchanged between the two which brings the audience to the realisation that it was just a daydream. The stopwatch can still be heard at this point. In shot 31, which is the finale of our whole opening sequence, you see a wide shot of the teacher banging the desk of the hero with a confused expression on his face. This shot reveals more about the classroom setting. You can still hear the stopwatch at this point. This shot establishes a thriller component to the film as it confuses the audience as to what is