Film Opening 3

Batman Begins Opening Evaluation

The clip begins with the Warner Brothers Logo and then the DC Comics Logo in which an image of the Joker can be seen before it cuts to a sunset with a group of bats flying in front of the camera while in the background the bats can be seen making the batman sign. The first time it is unclear but the second time it is clear. It then cuts to a fast panning shot of the side of a row of rose bushes. The bushes start to fade out and a young girl running behind them can be seen. The camera then cuts to a young boy chasing her and going into a green house. These shots are all medium shots. It then cuts to a medium shot of the young boy walking through the green house searching for the girl. I then cuts to a two shot of them having a conversation while she is hiding under a bench. Over the shoulder shots are used throughout the conversation to allow the person talking to be seen. There is a close up of the girl’s hands when she shares with the boy what she has found. When the boy has snatched the object from her it returns to a medium shot of the boy running away from the girl. The camera follows the boy until he is hiding it then returns to a medium shot of the girl search for the boy. It then cuts to a close up of the boy peeking out from his hiding place. When the wood snaps a shot from under where the boy is standing is used to show him falling there is a quick cut to a medium shot of the girl turning to look at where the noise came from before going back to the boy falling this time the shot comes from the bottom of the well so you can see how far he is falling. It then becomes a close up of the boy when he has fallen through the hole. I then becomes a low angle shot of the girl at the top of the well looking down towards the boy. It cuts back to the boy now a medium shot before going back to looking up at the girl at the top of the well. It cuts to the girl running up towards a large house, an establishing shot to tell the audience where all this is happening. It cuts back to a medium shot of the boy looking around the well. It then goes to a close up of a hole in the cave wall where a noise can be heard coming from. I cuts back to a medium shot of the boy and a scared look can be seen on his face. Before returning to and extreme close up of the hole before bats come flying out of the whole. Once they have flown out it goes to a medium shot of the boy being attack by the bats and then a low angle shot of the bats flying out of the well. It returns to the boy fighting to get the bats away from him before going into a close up of a man waking up from the dream. It the turns in to a medium shot of another man asking the man that just woke up if he is ok. Before return to the man, Bruce, that just woke up. It then goes to a long shot of the men sitting in a cell a conversation starts and over the shoulder shot is used to show Bruce’ face. It quickly shows a shot of a man before returning to Bruce.  The shot then goes to behind Bruce walking outside into an outdoor area of a prison.  Medium shots of people in the area to show where Bruce is it. It returns to a medium shot of Bruce and then a medium shot of a man receiving food. It then goes to a medium shot of the man shown before. It returns to a close-up of Bruce talking this allows the audience to see the confusion on his face as to why they are coming toward him. It goes to a medium shot of the man talking to Bruce before it cuts to a close up of a bowl having a food put in it. It returns to Bruce, in a close-up. This show the audience the disgust on his face at the food he has been given. It cuts quickly to the food being knocked out of his hands and then to an over the shoulder shot of another man looking angry. It goes from talking to fighting but still over the shoulder shots are used. It goes to a low angle shot of Bruce show he is the weaker of the two and a high angle shot of the other man showing he is in a position of power. When Bruce stands up still over the shoulder shots are used. Medium shots are used throughout the fight scene to show a lot of fighting going on there are a few long shots in there as well but not many. The fact that the same shot type is used throughout the fight scene makes it look like it was all filmed in one go rather than in multiple shots, also because they are medium shot it makes it easier for the audience to see the emotion on everyone's face. A medium shot is also used when Bruce gets captured by the guards and while he is being taken away. The use of a flashback at the beginning allows the viewer to get background knowledge of some of the key characters that will appear in the film. It also allows the audience to see some of the key settings of the film.