Cert. 12, 2009
Director: David Yates
Genre: Action – Fantasy
The film’s opening is signature to the Harry Potter films, as the camera appears to move through cloud towards the Warner Bros. logo. It’s dark and thundery, making it more sinister. Then we hear a woman laughing maliciously, which is asynchronous. This sound is a continuation from the previous film and therefore Yates presumed that the audience would recognise the film is picking up directly where the last film ended.
From the thundery clouds, the scene fades into an extreme close-up on an eye, and due to the round glasses, the audience knows that it’s the main character, Harry Potter himself. The flash of photos denotes that something important has just happened and the close-up of Harry’s scratched face secures this idea. We then see the character next to Harry put his hand on Harry’s shoulder, which puts the event as something that could’ve upset or distress, rather than a positive celebration.
The sound of the photos flashing is diegetic, but the music behind is mournful.
It continues as the scene jumps back to the clouds from the beginning within the flash of one of the photographer’s cameras, and the film’s title appears, an iconic image of the film.
The clouds fade again to reveal a tower of offices and the music before changes into music that is far more sinister. The thunder continues but is now clearly diegetic sound. The camera travel inside the building, showing business men and women stopping what they were previously doing to look outside, as the storm seems to get progressively more violent and unusual.
Back up into the clouds, the camera starts to pan up to show a skull in the clouds. This in itself is unnerving and sets the scene for something evil or the like. Three black plumes of smoke snake out of this cloud and the camera begins a fast track as it follows them through exemplary places in London.
This opening is quick and does quite a lot in the first two minutes; the film’s title and Production Company appear but NOT over the film itself, there is reference to the previous film and then the scene is set for this film.
It’s quite active, so it grabs the attention of the audience immediately and opens up the film’s questions. It’s a very effective opening.
Director: David Yates
Genre: Action – Fantasy
The film’s opening is signature to the Harry Potter films, as the camera appears to move through cloud towards the Warner Bros. logo. It’s dark and thundery, making it more sinister. Then we hear a woman laughing maliciously, which is asynchronous. This sound is a continuation from the previous film and therefore Yates presumed that the audience would recognise the film is picking up directly where the last film ended.
From the thundery clouds, the scene fades into an extreme close-up on an eye, and due to the round glasses, the audience knows that it’s the main character, Harry Potter himself. The flash of photos denotes that something important has just happened and the close-up of Harry’s scratched face secures this idea. We then see the character next to Harry put his hand on Harry’s shoulder, which puts the event as something that could’ve upset or distress, rather than a positive celebration.
The sound of the photos flashing is diegetic, but the music behind is mournful.
It continues as the scene jumps back to the clouds from the beginning within the flash of one of the photographer’s cameras, and the film’s title appears, an iconic image of the film.
The clouds fade again to reveal a tower of offices and the music before changes into music that is far more sinister. The thunder continues but is now clearly diegetic sound. The camera travel inside the building, showing business men and women stopping what they were previously doing to look outside, as the storm seems to get progressively more violent and unusual.
Back up into the clouds, the camera starts to pan up to show a skull in the clouds. This in itself is unnerving and sets the scene for something evil or the like. Three black plumes of smoke snake out of this cloud and the camera begins a fast track as it follows them through exemplary places in London.
This opening is quick and does quite a lot in the first two minutes; the film’s title and Production Company appear but NOT over the film itself, there is reference to the previous film and then the scene is set for this film.
It’s quite active, so it grabs the attention of the audience immediately and opens up the film’s questions. It’s a very effective opening.
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