Opening sequence 3

I have analysed the opening sequence of the film 'Dark Knight Rises' as it is also an action film.

Lighting:
The lighting is mostly naturalistic, even in the scene with the aeroplane. The lighting motly comes from the sun and only very small percentage is generated from light bulbs. This gives the impression of very naturalistic opening sequence even though it is about a superhero.

Setting:
There were 3 settings in the sequence. The first was a memorial in a mansion. The setting was rather naturalistic with a lot of pictures of the dead person and flowers. The second setting was an airport which only appeared for a very short amount of time but was also very naturalistic. The airport was presumably private as there was only one plane and only one lane for landing and taking off. The last and the major setting was inside the aeroplane. The setting was also naturalistic, looking exactly as a real plane. There were many seats and small windows as well as a door opend using a big handle. This setting was the most expensive out of the three as it required a lot of money to hire and fly the plane enough times to film a perfect sequence.

Props:
The props used int the opening sequence were: briefcase, handgun and a big assault rifle. The props suggested many thing to the audience. The briefcase suggested the audience that either money was involved or some bacterium, stating that if it was money, the assasins were very materialistic. The assault rifle suggested to the audience that the killers were very agressive and dangerous, creating tension in the audience wether ther is going to be blood from the beginning. The hand gun suggested to the audience that even the main man had a weapon to protect himself or attack but not as heavy as the lower ranked killers, therefore it stated that he is the main organiser of crime.

Make-up:
The make-up was very light and limited as no female characters appeared in the sequence. This meant that the characters appearing on screen needed to look as realistic as possible limiting the amount of make-up used in order for them to look manly.

Costume:
The costume differed for most of the characters. The main man was dressed formally but not too formal so he was wearing shirt and trousers and a jacket and this made him standout from the lower rank killers as they were dressed in army costume. The man that was performing his speach at the memorial was dressed very formally in suit and tie, to keep the memorial as realistic as possible. Then the captured prisoner had a mask on which gave him the image of evil person and also was wearing a long sleeved, black shirt as black is also associated with evil.

Music:
The music was very limited in the opening sequence but sound effects of the man talking gave the impression of the man even more evil than he was. It made the man look stronger and more powerful than he was, as well as gave him enigma and some kind of mystery that is then solved as the film progresses.