Harry Brown Opening Scene Analysis:
You can grasp from this opening that the genre is a Drama, you can understand this from the fast pace of the action right from the start of the film. As it is related to current topical issues, this further intensifies the drama of the scene. The setting is overcast and is quite clear that it is in London. The overcast weather and the dark hallway in which it is set really help to portray the mood and feel of the scene.
Clueless Opening Scene Analysis:
The clip starts with some fast upbeat, light hearted music which immediately sets the tone of the clip. Within the first 40 seconds of the opening scene there are teenagers laughing which helps to portray the genre of the film immediately. In the opening scene you can immediately relate the title of the film to the attitude and feeling of the people you see in the clip as well as the overall tone of the scene. A direct contract to the opening scene in Harry Brown each shot is deliberate and professionally film which differs from the opening scene from Harry Brown where it is shot on what appears to be a film camera. The Clueless title sequence shows the genre of the film as it is in a bright colour and almost childish font.
There is very dramatic music at the start of this opening scene signalling the genre of the film. The music then stops when the man is washed up on the beach. The high key lightning gives the impression of a dream but no reality. The genre is depicted in many ways including the dramatic music and the serious subject matter of danger from being in the unknown and the emotional aspect of there being innocent children playing of the beach in full sight of danger. By seeing guns within the first minute of the film gives a firm indication of the style/ genre of film it is. This all adds to the drama and the understanding of what the film will be about.