Analysing Film Openings - Never Back Down

Never Back Down

The film begins with two production logos and few production and publication credits. The First two production logos have their own music and animation, there is no adaptation of the logos to suit the film.

The next scene begins with a background which looks like it’s raining and the production credits appear. Non-diegetic music is there as the rain falls down, you can hear the sound and there is background music. The music played in the background is very energetic and feels more motivational.

The first thing we see is a close-up on a camera and the next shot we see is the establishing shot of the movie. It looks like the setting is in a football ground. The audience can hear lots of non-diegetic sound and music also keeps playing on the background. Then we see a player in a mid-shot, but it is still an unclear shot to recognise who it is and establish the character. There are a lot of group-shots. You can hear players shouting and the rain. As the game speed fastens, the music tempo and the beat gets higher.

The light from the stadium reflects well with the rain and on wet players. It is also a night time which tells us little information about the environment

This is the first production logo. It zooms out from the screen with its own music.

 This is the second production logo. It is an small video clip which turns into a 2D image later. It has it's own music

 

These are the production credits. The background looks dark and looks like it’s raining.

 

This is the film title. It is in Bold letters and in a bigger font to make it standsout.

 

This is the close-up shot on the camera and it is the first shot of the film.

 

This is a Point Of View shot at the camera. Looks like the person is recording a football game.

 

This is the establishing shot of the movie. It looks like it is a football stadium and there are lights on which means there is  an on-going game.

This is a rule of thirds shot with the main character to one side of the image, showing the heavy rain in the background.

 

This is a group shot and it shows what’s happening in the scene.

 

This is a two shot. The fast movement could represent violence.

This is an over-the-shoulder shot. It shows some facial expressions of the player.

This is a very broken up opening. The credits interrupt the action and as an audience we never really get the chance to settle down. This is a different kind of approach to the normal kind of establishing and slow start approach but it still works well and makes you want to concentrate and find out what is happening.