My own film opening (X3)

My own three movie openings

I will be analyzing the film openings that i watched in class in: Genre, Narrative, Character, Atmosphere, Themes, Settings, Sound, and titles

Django Unchained
The genre of Django (Django Unchained) is that of a "western", this is connoted through firstly the scenery of the desert / barren which is usually found in the western terrains of America hence "Western" also hence this location is a signifier to the genre. Another signifier of it being a western movie is the song featured in it. the song is "Country", a type of music heavily associated with western films.
The narrative to the piece is a slave march/exhibition, (as connoted by the black walking shirtless on foot whilst the white man is on a horse cloves with guns) this is the the taking of slaves from one location to another, not much is given away including the emotions of the slaves, which connotes that they are exhausted and have given up.
The Characters have not been established in the trailer, this is probably to connote the view of black people at this time period as just a number or item/possession. this is backed up by the only differed character is the slave master as he stands out on his horse. The main protagonist is hinted though as he is highlighted slightly more then the other slaves

The expressions of this character however is very limited as mentioned above, when highlighted his facial expressions remain the same emotionless stares, which is to connote how hopeless the character is and how dire his situation is at this period of time.
The atmosphere of this opening seems to be very low spirited and negative as connoted by the vacant stares of the slaves, and the multiple shots regarding similar circumstances, the atmosphere is also very intense as  connoted by the magnitude of scaring on the slaves backs.
The themes of the opening are very potent and stand out obvious throughout:, firstly the theme of Slavery as connoted by the slaves and and slave-master and items associated with slavery such as chains. Secondly the theme of love or lost love as connoted only by the lyrics of the song "now you've lost her, whoa oh-oh-oh... But you've lost her for-ever, Django".
The setting apart from being a key signifier of genre is a very poetic connotation regarding the emotions of the slaves around them, empty and Barron. As slavery themed we can expect the movie to be taking place in the early 1900s.
The sound is vital as it introduces a whole new theme into the piece as stated previously it tells us a story of how Django lost someone he loves, as also stated previously it being country music was a signifier for it being a "western" genre.
The titles are important as they are bold and red, connoting the foreshadowing of future blood to be spilled within the later film, also highlighting the genre through signifier of death.

Pulp Fiction

Pulp Fiction's opening sequence dosent give away allot, but it is presumed from the peripheral of the opening to be a crime film with the representational  gun's which are being manipulated by two aggressive antagonistic looking people at the start.
Their is no real give-away with location other then the first initial picture which denotes a building in the daylight, which allows us to predict its featured in a normal civilised location which juxtaposes their aggressive behaviour, as of time period due to the cloving and song's it is expected to be in the late 2000s. The fact they are holding guns in a building connotes that they may be taking part in a robbery.
As already said the only narrative that is visual is the hold up with guns, which connotes a story about crime and robbery.
As the film opening is so basic, in regards to character all us viewers can tell is that their are two predatory antagonists featured in the story, the fact that one is a male and one is a female perhaps connotes the two are in a relationship with each other, except from that no more is given away.
The atmosphere connoted by the upbeat tempo of the opening is energetic and fun juxtaposing the crime seen at the start, this perhaps connotes possibility of humour within the peace.
The only theme i can take from the opening of pulp fiction is crime, as connoted by the gun ect and a comical theme as shown by the bold a bright colours of the titles.
The only sound within the opening is music as shown through two different songs the music connotes the time period of around late 2000s perhaps 70s to 90s, they are upbeat and "funky" connoting a juxtaposition of light heartedness.
The titles are the most significant part to the opening. They come in all different font's colours and sizes however all stand out bold against the black background, they all seem to be coloured and styled in a "pop art" theme that is used by comic books and novel art this perhaps connotes the style of the piece will be in the style of a comic book.

Superbad

The genre of Superbad is that of a comedy. i have concluded this through the use of signifier's the piece includes, for instance the extremely vibrant colours that connote a lack of seriousness to the clip and also, the dancing being on purposeless awkward, a direct representation of "cringe comedy".
The Narrative to the Superbad opening seems to be a bunch of good friends or acquaintances dancing, it is connoted they are good friends by how close they dance together at times touching each other which connotes trust and comfort with each-other. The dancing part of the piece is self explanatory as their movements denotes a dance.
The characters developed are shown in a very general light as we don't have any dialogue or see any detail but which is gathered is as already said they are friend's as connoted by the closeness, and also they are awkward or nerdy as connoted by the odd way in which they are dancing.
The atmosphere seems to be light hearted and spontaneous as connoted by all friends dancing together.
Some themes to the piece are obvious and other subtle, their is a theme of friendship connoted by the dancing friends, their is a theme of partying as connoted to how they boogie to the music, and their is a theme of social awkwardness as connoted by the way in which the characters dance and interact with each other.
The location is presumed to be at a party as connoted by the dancing music and bright colours, the time period is presumed to be in the 21st century as their is a 70s-80s themed music playing in the background, however is used in a humorous light almost making fun of it, thus is presumed 21st century based.
The Music is the only noise in the intro that is significant the music almost sums up the characters portrayed as it is a "groovy", outdated song that they all seem to enjoy, this is part of the joke as it helps connote their "uncoolness" .
The titles to the piece are very basic but life-full and vibrant as of the 70s-80s feel music as it changes colour  with the background, the colours are connotations of the characters quirkiness.