Analysis to the opening of Incredibles

The animation we chose was incredibles, right from the start we're introduced to each character and thrown right into the story line by the car chase.  The "Mise En Scene" in the opening presents the costumes which in turn, introduces us to the genre of the film. This is because the costumes used are very "Super Hero" like (E.g. Spandex and Logos). The lighting in the film is natural, despite being animated on the computer, and also the editing where shots such as; resuming shots, dramatic close-ups, long shots and cuts are used to express the genre and explain the story. It explains the story by cutting from Mr Incredible and the car chase to give a sense of the timeline between the two. The music in the intro is very steady, it keeps fast paced until Mr Incredible kicks in.

Sci-Fi Analysis

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the opening scene for E.T fits the expectations of the sci-fi genre almost perfectly. it starts with an establishing shot setting the location in a large forest, the sound was non-diegtic background music that was slow paced and quiet but when the camera pans round to show a U.F.O the music becomes louder and more dramatic. there is then a POV shot showing an alien looking hand this makes the audience aware that he is not human.

Comparing the differences Wall-e and The chronicles of Narnia

Firstly the differences between the science fiction clip; Wall-e, and the adventure film; Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian are how one is set in the past, and the other is set in the future. Wall-e is a movie about a love story between two robots, where as Narnia is a story about a group of friends who stumble upon a hidden world, where they have to save the people of Narnia. Wall-e is presented in animation (CGI form), and the Chronicles of Narnia is a live action film, with CGI special effects (E.g. Animals and Creatures).

Fantasy Genre

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Aladdin is in the fantasy genre, we can tell because in the opening 5 minutes shows the use of  magic carpets a talking monkey and other unrealistic events.  the use of sound in the opening scene fits the location of being in a middle eastern desert and the lyrics links into what the film is about, e.g "hop a carpet and fly". the location is set straight away showing sand dunes and a desert snake which creates a spooky atmosphere and the fact that it is set in the night adds to this. the lighting is dark and gloomy (except the treasure) until the protagonist, aladdin, appears and then it brightens up.



in a fantasy we would expect it to have an unrealistic plot. we would expect the use of bright music and bright colours as it is a children's film. it would also be expected to use quite a few sound effects to provide sound for the impossible events. usually the setting and clothes used in a fantasy would be unfamiliar and over the top. until recently most fantasy films where animated because the special effects weren't good enough to create the action wanted e.g a flying carpet.

Jumanji opening

Sound - Starts with spooky tension music to set the scene as well as the animal noises such as birds and wolves. When burying the game diegetic drums start to play giving suspense to the audience. There is also dramatic thunder adding to the tension. When the jungle scene finishes the music is quickly turned cheerful to fit the scene. Later on the music increases in tempo when some action is put in.

Toy Story opening

The film opens with still shots to introduce the story and characters. The happy music and bright colours suggest a happy environment. Meanwhile the titles are scrolling in plain white to not distract us from the main bit of the film due to the type of the target audience. Lastly at the end of the opening we are finally introduced to the problem, 'The party's today!'