Out of control - Comparison between the first two opening scenes

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Out of control

Comparison between the first two opening scenes

The opening sequence for OUT OF ‘CONTROL’ was a very strong piece of film work, it had a lot of shots that were mainly very fast, this was due to the fact that this was an action packed scene which had to be shown fast and made to look real. The colours very dull and diffused, this was used to mainly emphasise the world through Sam & Dan’s eyes and also give us a sense of feeling of the atmosphere surrounding them. This scene was shot in a subway and was really grubby and to the point- which was clear that these kids were troublesome. The title of the film was shown after the action, which related to what just happened. The opening shot was an extreme close up and after that the shots were really close, we hardly saw the guys’ faces, but as the scene went on they were exposed.

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However, the second scene was much different in the format, style, camera and music direction. This scene was much subtle, much brighter and the length of shots were longer, there was one shot where Dean and him mum were walking through the park, a constant long take was used until they passed the camera- then a panning shot was used (whilst the long take was in progress). This gave us much better feeling of comfort, love and family whereas scene 1 gave the impression of hatred, violence and anger.

The music in both scenes were very different, they almost repelled.

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