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.