Mission Impossible 3

Mission Impossible 3 begins with a blackout, when we hear a sound but cannot see anything. After this there is a close up on Tom Cruise and then the camera cuts to an extreme close up of his hand, which is hand cuffed to a chair. It then diverts to a close up of another person and then an extreme close up of him pulling back his gun ready to shoot. The camera then moves to the man's face again, with the use of a steadicam which then creates a medium close up. Then the camera cuts from the other man and back to a close up of Tom Cruise. This close up is a hand held camera shot as the image is not very steady.

After this, the camera then cuts back to the other man which is a close up and then turns into a mid shot. The camera then goes back and fourth between Tom Cruise and another woman using a cut each time. Then it carries on this affect between all the characters in the room so the audience can see their expressions, until there is a change in the atmosphere where Tom Cruise changes his calm body language to frantic, where there is a use of an over shoulder shot.

After this a wide shot is used to show the reactions of the three main characters. The camera then goes back to a close up of the woman with a gun being held to her head, this emphasizes the gun. The camera then continues to cut between the characters, using close ups between the people talking. There is also the use of pan shots as the man shakes his head, the camera moves with him. As the gun is shot, panick breaks out and the camera shakes a lot with the hand held camera to emphasize this panick. Then when the man says "ten" the camera shakes continuously and the music of the opening credits then begins where the camera cuts.

Thrillers

I researched some of the thrillers from 2009 that are still out at the cinema and there are quite a few, such as: Sorority Row, Whiteout and A Perfect Getaway. All of these films look really appealing and the music used really sets the genre. I have seen 'A Perfect Getaway' and it was really good, but quite slow to begin with. Looking at these films has given me some ideas for the film that we make and I definately think it is the right choice to make a thriller. If the music is just made to be eary and misterious, then it will introduce the genre well. Here is the trailer for Sorority Row and as you can see it begins with a graduation cermony which is a good way to introduce the film.

Today we were discussing what genre we are going to do for our 2 minute film. There were a variety of ideas such as chick flick, Rom Coms, comedy and thriller. Out of these ideas I personally would like to do a thriller, as there are lots of ideas that can be developed and I feel that there would be a lot more we can do with this genre in terms of camera shots. However some of us would like to do a comedy and although I think it would be good to do this, because it is something different, I think it is hard to show what genre it is in the amount of time we have to film. I also think that we could be thinking too much about making the film funny instead of concentrating on the important parts.

Mission Impossible 3



I have chosen this opening because it is a gripping opening and immediately grabs the audience's attention. I beleive that this is one of the best openings to a film that I have seen, and I reccommend the actual film; as it will leave you on the edge of your seat! If you like action packed films then this is definately a film for you.

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