Opening sequence 2

I have analysed the opening sequence of the film 'The bourne legacy'.

Lighting:
Most of the lighting in the first 2 mintes is naturalistic, as the settings are mountains, however the sequence filmed underwater was filmed using artificial lighting. The use of both lightings (naturalistic and artificial) gave the impression of real mountains but also that the man uses rather newer technology in the film.

Costume:
The character in the opening sequence at first only wore thermal leggins which were ideal for the setting and activities he was doing. As the man got out of the water he put on a piece of thermal material whcih kept heat inside it allowing the man to warm up after diving in the cold water. This suggested to the audience that the man was techniclly advanced and also that he was a trained perhaps marine training in the mountains. The costume perhaps suggested that the man is very disciplined and that he can survive even with just a pair of leggins in ice cold water.

Props:
There was only one prop used in the whole sequence which was a thin and long plastic/metal container which the man ised for training purposes. This told us that he had professional equipment for the training and that he is a professional marine or trained agent. The prop was shown as a target which the man has to reach, this suggest that he is very disiplined due to the fact he could just leave the container in the water rather than diving afte it, but yet he does it.

Make-up
There was very little make up used in the sequence as big part of it was filmed underwater, where the mans face was not shown. The make-up used in the scenes on land was just to matte his skin to prevent it from reflecting light, especially when wet.

Music:
The music built tension through out the whole sequence, sound effects were loud to break the sound of calm music and build even more excitment and tension in the audience. The naturalistic sounds of waterfall and fire burning gave the impression of this being a real event rather than a hollywood film.