FILM DESTRUCTION (FILM OPENING ANALYSIS)

 One of my favorite movie opening will have to be the opening scene of the Film  'It'(2017).This opening scene has amazing cinematography and such impressing techniques and storyline is constructed to create enigma for the audience. It starts with Georgie(the child in yellow coat which adds to the Mise-en-scene) running out of his house on a rainy day to float his boat. Here the camera is tilting down so his house is shown which also establishes the setting. Georgie waves at something above him then  his brother is shown in the window in a mid shot. The environment shown around him his dark and it's raining which gives an eerie vibe but the light and magical BG music combined with Georgie's giggles give out a happy aura. Along with the sound of his giggles the diegetic synchronous sound of the rain and his feet splashing in the water can also be heard. A tracking shot is used to show the boat floating in the rain water along Georgie running. Then the camera shows Georgie from the front using a very long shot. This movie shows age representation as two characters are shown: one is a toddler while the other one is a teen-ager, the teen-ager is shown to be more responsible and is worrying over his younger brother, Whereas Georgie, the younger brother is shown as conventionally kids are shown in media, innocent and playful. Then a birdview shot shows him running and his boat floating, this shot makes him look very small and alone and no one else is shown in the shot, This is where the eeriness can be felt by the audience. Georgie  continues running until his head hits a wooden stand, here the background music comes to a stop. Georgie's paper boat  floats away , this is shown using a crab shot.   Then Georgie gets up and runs after the boat, again tracking shot is used here. Again camera tilts down to show Georgie running and  focuses on the sign which mentions the street's name: Jackson St. Here the background music changes to somewhat suspenseful and melancholic and a dialogue (synchronous and diegetic) is also used which is Georgie screaming ''No'' after which he also says: " Bill's gonna kill me", This introduces the second character's name, his older brother. Then Georgie is shown sitting in front of the sewer where two eyes pop out of the dark and a clown comes into sight, here a mid shot is used to show the clown. This is a jump scare. Georgie lets out a little scream. The clown also speaks:" Hiya Georgie What a nice boat, Do you want it back?".  The clown offers him a balloon, to which he says he's not supposed to take stuff from the strangers. The clown introduces himself as ' Pennywise the dancing clown'. Here the opening scene ends. The genre of the film is established by the creepy background sound, the colour palette of the scene and the showcasing of the creepy clown who is also introduced as the antagonist of the movie. The pace of editing is fast as the boats is continuously floating and the child is running behind it .The continuity of the scene is really good due to good invisible editing.