The opening of the film started of with a plain dark screen with a non diegetic music that only us audience can hear but not the characters within the film.The film opens up with a close up shot of a man who is introduced and appears to be the main character at first.The character starts to define his situation with a very high tone of voice revealing his emotions in confidence without any hesitation.He tells about a storyline or personal experience of his daughter having a boyfriend and was beaten up due to the rejection of not having sex.As he discloses his emotions the shot of the camera is moved backwards-trackback making his position in the camera smaller.Also his confidence tends to be lowered comparing to the start of the film,these features emphasise his lower position in the scene.As he is speaking the camera moves to a over the shoulder shot,this is a dirty single.The new character moves his hand in order to command his workers to serve the first character a drink, automatically two hand from each side of the shot appear to serve water and help him.This also reassures the power of this hidden character that has not yet been shown.The dull lighting also added a great touch to the cold unpleasant environment and how world was for them.
After the first character had finished talking about his daughter he stands up in silent and the camera then reveals the second character who tends to be in control of the situation.The dialogue of the characters also emphasis their positions in the situation.The second character says 'I'll give you anything you ask for' this tells us that he is eager for justice of his daughter.He is standing up at this point showing that he is really beneath the main character.The main character (God father) is playing with a kitten,stroking it gently.His hand soft gestures perhaps suggest his soft heart and caring personality towards innocent creatures just like the other characters innocent daughter.
The use of third in this shot also makes the visual of the dark setting look more appealing then the Godfather being in any other position.He is on the left side of the line dividing him and the setting into 1/3.
They talk front to front about the relationship they have,and suddenly the camera cuts in to a close up shot of the character holding onto God fathers hand and then kissing it,the close up shot suggests the importance of their relationship with each other.
God father then holds the character close in his arms and walks from left to right ,the camera continues to follow both characters to keep up with their conversation.Towards the end of this opening God father tells character that it was the day of his daughters wedding,this similarity of the two characters sharing different experiences of their daughter makes thier relationship bond tighter.
After the first character had finished talking about his daughter he stands up in silent and the camera then reveals the second character who tends to be in control of the situation.The dialogue of the characters also emphasis their positions in the situation.The second character says 'I'll give you anything you ask for' this tells us that he is eager for justice of his daughter.He is standing up at this point showing that he is really beneath the main character.The main character (God father) is playing with a kitten,stroking it gently.His hand soft gestures perhaps suggest his soft heart and caring personality towards innocent creatures just like the other characters innocent daughter.
The use of third in this shot also makes the visual of the dark setting look more appealing then the Godfather being in any other position.He is on the left side of the line dividing him and the setting into 1/3.
They talk front to front about the relationship they have,and suddenly the camera cuts in to a close up shot of the character holding onto God fathers hand and then kissing it,the close up shot suggests the importance of their relationship with each other.
God father then holds the character close in his arms and walks from left to right ,the camera continues to follow both characters to keep up with their conversation.Towards the end of this opening God father tells character that it was the day of his daughters wedding,this similarity of the two characters sharing different experiences of their daughter makes thier relationship bond tighter.
Mostly descriptive but with some attempt to analyse as well. You have used some media terminology and are clearly beginning to examine how meaning is being made.
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