Inception Credits:
- Warner Bros Pictures
- Legendary Pictures
- Syncopy
The first camera angle is an
establishing shot of the ocean crashing against the rocks at the shore, the
camera is low and not focused which straight away suggests a slightly hectic or
dangerous atmosphere to the audience. The second camera angle is a high angle
shot looking down on the protagonist in the sea, the shot is a close up of the
protagonist and shows his confused and frightened expression, this suggests
that he is in danger and is not sure where he is. The third shot is an eye line
match of the protagonist, it shows children playing on the beach, however the
shot isn’t focused and looks like a dream, this leads the audience to believe
that maybe the protagonist is hallucinating and that there is a sense of
surrealism surrounding the scene. The scene continues with transitions between
the protagonist lying on the beach and the children he is imagining. The next
shot is a high angle shot looking down on the protagonists back, the shot shows
a rifle prodding him, this instantly shows the audience that the scene is not
as innocent as the imaginary children suggest and could potentially be quite
dangerous.
The very beginning of the opening
credits are accompanied by heavy, low pitch music to instantly tell the
audience that the mood of this film will be dark and thrilling. This also
suggests that the film may be filled with confusion and suspense.
The shots in this opening
sequence all use natural lighting, this breaks the stereotype of the thriller
genre using low key lighting to build an atmosphere. This fills the audience
with confusion as to what will actually happen in the film. Each shot is filled
with questions to draw the audience’s attention.
The clips in the opening sequence
are not shown for a lengthy amount of time which suggests that they are not
completely vital to the movie but they give the audience and inclination as to
what has happened beforehand and what might be happening in the movie.
