English Film Study- The day after tomorrow

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The Opening Sequence Of ‘The Day After Tomorrow’ – English Film Study

“The Day After Tomorrow” starts with a blackout, and the titles appear with a silver colour and a horizontal receding font. Then, we see some movement. Some canyons appear along with the huge ice sheets and dark blue sea. It’s almost like we are in a helicopter. Now, there are shadows that can be seen from the font on the sea. We can tell that the font is about 15 metres above sea level.

As the camera shot continues, it tilts and goes back up and then, we see the camp in the distance. As we approach the camp, clouds can be seen in the background. They have a darkish colour, so we may be led to thinking that it’s a bit industrialised.

Now we’re almost at the camp. The camp looks very small from the high angle shot, so we assume that the camera must be quite high up. The camera gets to the camp, and then it goes round the camp like a helicopter would before landing.

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Now we cut to the American flag looking at it in an extreme close up. This tells the viewer that the camp’s inhabitants must be American. We then get a look at the ice core samples with a close-up shot.

The camera then goes into the cabin at eye-level with the actors. This creates a sense of equality between the viewer and the actors. The camera goes out of the cabin and we get a look at the drill. Jason is stood next to the drill drilling into the ice, so we know that the drill is about the size ...

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