This is the research that I did prior to creating the movie intro
1. War for the Planet of the Apes
An intense scene of humans vs apes takes place in the first scene of this movie. A deadly gun battle breaks out between military-clad humans and the intelligent apes under the command of Caesar, the most intelligent of them all. The apes fight back fiercely, swinging from tree branches and use simple weapons as they make use of their sophisticated combat abilities and strategic knowledge. While laying the tone for the rising battle between humans and apes that will take place in the movie, Caesar's commitment to protecting his fellow apes stands out in the middle of the chaos
Media Language
The media language used in the opening scene includes mise-en-scene such as
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2. Baby Driver
Genre: Comedy Action, Crime Fiction
Intended Audience: Teenagers/Adults and car enthusiasts
Audience Expectations: Lots of driving & chase scenes, crime, comedy revolving around protagonist's calm behaviour.
Tone: Fast-paced, comedic, badass
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3. Catch Me if You Can
Genre: Mystery, Crime Fiction, Comedy
Intended Audience: Mature, People who can understand a clever yet complex storyline
Audience Expectations: Changing personas often as the opening shows the main character played by Leo DiCaprio switching outfits in different work areas often.
Tone: Quiet, Mysterious
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4. Jurassic Park
Genre: Thriller, Action, Science Fiction, Adventure
Intended Audience: Teens and Adults wanting to see violence, monsters, etc.
Audience Expectations: Lots of killing, monsters, jump-scares, dark atmosphere
Tone: Thrilling, Dark, Mysterious, Gory
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5. Whiplash
Genre: Music, Drama
Intended Audience: Musicians. Drama Enthusiasts
Audience Expectations: Lots of Drama, Character Development
Tone: Rhythmic, Dim Lighting
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6. Avatar (2009)
Genre: Fantasy, Science Fiction, Technology
Intended Audience: All Ages, Fantasy Enjoyers
Audience Expectations: Beautiful Scenery, lots of technology, Interplanetary Warfare, Aliens, Character Development
Tone: Cyber x Traditional
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8. War on the Planet of the Apes
Expectation:
This opening scene establishes the setting of this world to be one where apes have taken over the abandoned ruins of humankind. This also uses the binary opposite of Man vs Monster, as the apes to the humans are ravaging beasts, but subverts audiences' understanding of a monster as it shows the humans utlising the apes to kill their own kind, allowing the audience to question who the real monsters are, and which side is really humane. The scene begins with a shot of a misty forest with a hint of human ruins in the background where the apes reside. What audiences might expect of this movie would be lots of killing, as it seems that both sides would not hesitate to kill one another, as well as a very serious atmosphere surrounding the characters and the landscape.
Tone:
The opening scene of "War for the Planet of the Apes" establishes the film's serious tone and introduces us to the ongoing conflict of the series, being Humans vs Apes. The whole opening scene sets up the conflict of this movie, being the humans ruthlessly killing apes to survive and the apes evolving to be able to fight back through dialog, strategy and physical/weaponry capabilities. This contrast between the intelligence of the apes and their organisation highlights the movies theme of survival and power struggle.
Like/Dislike:
The way this opening scene established the whole setting of the world and makes a good foundation to build the rest of the world as the film continues on the conflict of Man vs Ape and the dire state of the world, where war is upon the countries. The filter used on the camera makes the setting look quiet and tense, which I really like since it conforms to audiences expectations of war with apes. I don't like however, how the opening doesn't introduce us into any characters we may get attached to as someone we knew from the beginning, which could make for better character development later on. We aren't really shown what the apes really live on, seemingly a wooden structure. I would like it better if they had given us a better shot to establish what ground the apes were working with as they faced the initial attack from the soldiers.
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9. Interstellar
The opening begins with a slow pan / closeup of a dusty bookshelf. This in itself i feel already makes the perfect opening as it foreshadows a lot of major plot points later on in the film. It seems pretty unimportant as it just looks like its there to fill in the background to the letters "Interstellar", when in reality its one of the most important settings in the movie. Another part of this shot that is important is the spaceship that is on the shelf, which also foreshadows the space journey that will take up most of the movie, as well as the falling dust which seems very natural but in the context of this movie maybe not so much. It continues then with an old lady talking about the situation in that farm, where there were acres of corn but more dust, followed by 2 other elderly people describing similar things about the same household. The scene makes cross cuts between the people talking in a room and the scenery of the dusty household much like a documentary, and in the midst of these crosscuts takes us to the flashback that is the premise of the movie. Now we have cooper's flashback of crashing a plane when flying for the military, which turns out to be a dream. He is confronted by his child, Murphy, who thinks he is teh 'ghost' which is some more foreshadowing of an explanation we get later on. Cooper's crash dream alone tells us already a lot about the background of the character, allowing us to get an understanding of his demeanor. I also really liked the way they seamlessly transitioned from the shot of the corn acres out cooper's window to the documentary once more, and back to the flashback to continue the storyline of the movie.
Expectation:
What audiences might expect from this movie would be solving the dust problem in the area and somehow growing crops better, with a hint of flying planes. The opening thus subverts audiences expectations from the real space journey that is the premise of the movie. It also implies that the movie will work like a documentary, as the scenes are often cross-cut between normal scenes and people in the 'future' talking about these events. Audiences may expect to see some more high-speed flights as well as farming.
Tone:
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