‘Dawn
of the planet of the apes’ opening analysis:
The film opens with a close up of who we
suspect to be the main character. This allows the audience to immediately
understand some background context of the film. Some viewers may also take this
shot as demonstrating the character in a superior light, due to it being the
first thing seen by the audience. During this time, non-diegetic music is
playing in the background, which appears to build suspense for the audience as
its volume increases with the tempo.
A low camera angle then pans across below
the forest setting so that the audience can understand the location. Within the
shot, many other members of the ape tribe are captured. This allows them all to
be portrayed as on the same level of hierarchy, even though they all appear
powerful as the camera angle leaves us looking up at them, as if they’re
superior. However, the fact they are all introduced together shows them having
a lack of importance.
There is then a sudden burst of diegetic
sound of an ape calling which shocks the audience and lets them know the genre
of action/adventure due to the fight scene/hunting scene which is about to
begin. The sound echoes, which connotes power. An enigma code is also added as
the audience is left asking why some apes are riding horseback and where they
are going.
The mise en scene is demonstrated through
apes holding spears and riding horseback which both connote power and status,
two aspects that feature greatly in action/adventure films. Spears also connote
death, which is a common feature of action films. Furthermore, the houses and
infrastructure that has been built by the apes shows their intelligence.
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