Monday, 25 April 2016

Film opening Analysis -Skyfall


 0:00 - 0:12 - tracking shot of Bond as he walks around a corner and along a corridor into the street. Mid shot.
0:12 - 0:16 - panning shot that spins around bond as he looks around then get into the car that arrives for him.  Camera stays in place and tracks the car as it leaves until 0:19
0:19 - 0:24 - Mid shot from bond's side of the car, which is focus on the driver. This reveals who it is who is picking him up
0:24 - 0:26 - shot from the dashboard of their car which shows the car they are pursuing in front of them
0:26 - 0:29 - Long shot from behind the head of M showing the MI6 headquarters that bond is talking to through a headset.
0:29 - 0:31 - Shot from the other side of the car showing Bond talking to headquarters through his headset. 180 Degree rule used.
0:31 - 0:33 - Shot from behind the seats where Bond and Miss Moneypenny are sitting. The car they are pursuing is still in front and they follow it around the corner
0:33 - 0:36 - shot of an official at headquarters talking to M, the boss. Mid shot.
0:36 - 0:38 - Close up shot of M as she gets up and walks out of shot.
0:38 - 0:40 - Shot from behind the seats of the car again as they pursue their target around another corner.
0:40 - Close up of the car's wing mirror as it smashes against a wall.
0:41 - 0:44 - Shot of Bond as he makes a joke about not needing the wing mirror. Shot from Moneypenny's side of the car.
0:44 - 0:50 - Shot from bond's side of the car of Moneypenny. Quick cut to show the other wing mirror being smashed then back to her to make the same joke he did.

0:50 - 0:53 - static shot  that pans around the corner to follow the cars as they go down a narrow road
0:53 - 0:55 - shot of bond in the car from Moneypenny's side
0:55 - 0:59 - Shot from the side of the street as the cars pass. Also shows three men getting onto motorcross biker and revving up
0:59 - 1:01 - Shot facing the inside of the car with the camera on the bonnet as they crash through a fruit stall.
1:01 - 1:05 - two consecutive shots of bond then Miss Moneypenny as they react to crashing through the stall.
1:05 - shot tracking their car from the side as a large 4x4 pulls up to the side of them.
1:06 - 1:08 - shot taken  from a low angle from  the car shows the 4x4 ramming them.
1:08 - very short shot showing their door being buckled inside as they are rammed.
1:08 - 1:11 - shot from in front of the cars as the 4x4 goes for another ram.
1:11 - 1:15 - two consective panning shots taken from within the crowds on the streets that follow the two cars.

1:15 - 1:16 - two consecutive shots showing the driver of the 4x4 from a high angle and bond from a low angle.
1:16 - 1:18 shot from a across the courtyard as they swerve across it.
1:18 - 1:20 - shots showing Bond pull Monnypenny's steering wheel as he pulls it to swerve into a car.
1:20 - 1:24 shots from the point of view of their car as they crash into the other car.
1:24 - 1:26 - tracking shot from behind as the car flips, then a shot from the floor as it goes into the air.
1:26 - 1:31 - Four consecutive shots showing the car they rammed slide along the ground and their car crashing into a fruit stall.
1:31 - 1:35 A long shot followed by a mid shot of the enemy car as it rolls back onto its wheels after the crash. In the second shot, you see a gun poke out of the window and start firing at Bond and Moneypenny.
1:35 - 1:38 - A shot from outside the from of Bond's window screen showing the bullets hitting it then a shot tracking bond from over his shoulder as he runs across the street firing at his enemies.
1:38 - 1:45 - Several consecutive shots showing bond firing at the man with the gun and him firing back. The shots on bond track him from a mid shot perspective as he runs behind cover.

1:45 - 1:51 - Shot of bond watching the motorcycles driving past, followed by shots of the enemy firing and the motorcyclists going down.
1:51 - 2:02 - Several shots which show bond's reaction to this in close up perspective, then a shot of the enemy stealing one of the motorbikes followed by tracking shots of bond chasing him and firing at him until he finds a motorbike and gets on it to give pursuit.
2:02 - 2:06 - Long shot from inside the car that tracks bond as he starts to drive away through the crowds in pursuit of the enemy
2:06 - 2:17 - Several midshots of Miss Moneypenny from both over her shoulder and facing her from outside the car window screen. She breaks the cracked window screen and starts driving in pursuit of Bond. She is also seen from a mid shot perspective as she puts on an earpiece and begins to talk to the MI6 main command.
                                                                   
           
                                                                    By Reece Hack

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