Sunset Boulevard
The name of this film is called “Sunset Boulevard” and it was made in 1950. It was directed by Billy Wilder. This was a black and white film starring William Holden and Gloria Swanson. This film is about violence and guns.
The story of “Sunset Boulevard” is told on film by shot and editing. And uses diagetic and non-diagetic sound. The main thing that grabs the audiences attention at the beginning of the film is the music, which we hear as we can see the Paramount Studios production logo.
In the opening shot we see a close up of a kerb with the street name “Sunset Boulevard”, the camera stays here for a while. The camera then pans across the road surface and the credits appear, music is playing as well. The music begins with dramatic brass instruments, and also strings. The music builds tension, tempo increase and then builds up to a climax. The music is not calm. We expect this film to be dramatic. The credits finish, the music fades out and a voiceover “Yes this is Sunset Boulevard, Los Angles, California. It’s about five o’clock in the morning that’s the Homeside squad. Complete with detectives and news paper men” The camera then pans and follows the police cars, the camera pans to give an impression of speed and urgency.
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This is a completely non-analytical, but incredibly detailed, description of the opening sequences of Sunset Boulevard, written in some of the worst grammar I have ever encountered. I have absolutely no idea what the author means to achieve by it, and couldn;t grade it if I tried!