Synopsis for Film noir opening


Are opening begins with a man who is blindfolded sitting on a chair all tied up in a cellar.
Then he blindfolded is lifted up and all he can see is shadows as his vision is blurred then the woman starts walking around the man sitting in the chair next we go to a flashback showing us the day the man and women met they were both on a busy street the woman had a bag over one shoulder and held an envelope in her hand walking with her boyfriend, she collides in to the man dropping the envelope the man picks up the envelope and just freezes when he sees the womans face she then grabs the envelopes and carry’s on walking

Furthermore we go to another flashback this time the man and woman are sitting in a park away from the sight of people they’re laughing and there close to each other.

Then it cuts back to the man in the chair the woman still walking around him

Next theres another flashback this time in a bedroom it starts with a mobile phone vibrating on the bed stand the woman picks up the phone he face goes from happy to sad, then the man and woman start to panic they get dressed promptly still panicking.

Finally we come back to the cellar were the womans speaking to the man after a while she stands behind him and places a clear plastic bag over his head and then whispers in his ear “Im sorry” with a tear running down her cheek.

Then the screen fades to black and then all we see is the mans eyes opening and then the credits come on.

Analysis of 2 film openings


“Get rich or die trying”- Jim Sheridan- 2006

The opening starts with some gangster fast paced music along with the titles appearing in different locations.
The first shot is of a car side mirror we see the reflection of other cars behind the main car, the we see inside the car the first shot is a close up of the main character which tells us that he must be an important character in the film because he is the first character in the scene and it’s a close up of him. Next we see another character who is putting on some leather gloves then we see a teenager sitting in the back seat, his facial expression looks like he is really scared and does not want to be there, this immediately tells the audience that something bad is going to happen next we see the men loading up there guns which proves the audience right. Once the car stops again the camera records in the car side mirror and slowly zooms in on a shop on the street this is a very weird way to film something and can make the audience feel on edge. Moving on the boy knocks on a door and as soon as the man opens it they all run in with there guns up as this is happening we hear a constant screeching sound which a type of sound that will send a shiver down your spine and once they are in the room there everything speeds up there are a lot of cutting of the camera and quick movements with the camera is well which makes the action even more tense as well as the music. As all this is going on the camera goes to a medium/close up shot of the main character who tells the teenager to stop moving and then cuts back to the main character were we see him wink at the kid this causes an enigma, and you want to carry on watching to see the outcome of the robbery.

I think this is a good opening sequence because there is action from the start of the film and gets you hooked as soon as you hear the music. A few minutes after the robbery the main character gets shot 9 times and then it goes back to tell the story of his life and how he ended up in that position a technique seen in some film noirs. As the opening is very interesting it makes you want to watch the rest of the film and to see how he ended up doing what he is and if he dies from the gunshots or not.

This is also how are own opening is like its tense from the start and starts at the end and tells the story of how the character ended up were he is.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nx57e33rSvo


“Seven”- David Fincher -1995


I chose this next film opening because when it is really different I don’t think I’ve ever seen a film opening like this one. It is a really weird opening and from the start put loads of questions in to my head straight away I think it will have the same effect on other people is well, even thought it made me feel uncomfortable I still wanted to watch the rest of the film to find the answers to all the questions I was thinking of.

The film starts with pages been flicked on a book and the some titles appear, the titles are all blurred and not right they kind of look like blood dripping down a mirror, they are pretty small and the lettering is thin making it difficult to read.

The opening sequence doesn’t give away nothing at all you cannot see any of the characters identity, you cant even see the location there in, the camera cuts to different shots quickly and doesn’t allow you to focus on a certain thing, the images you do see are also quite disturbing at one point you see a blade taking a bit of skin of a finger, these aren’t the typical type of things you would expect to see at a start of the film, this is a unique point about the film.
The music is kind of slow however a range of different noises are used in it.
Everything to do with the opening to do with this film doesn’t make sense this is why it is so interesting and makes you want to watch it.

I hope are film noir will make the audience ask themselves questions like who is he? Why is he tied up? Why has he been beaten up? Etc.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEZK7mJoPLY&feature=related