Film Opening Analysis and AOTT Research (DYM)

• The opening sequence above is from a James Bond film called 'Casino Royale' and is a part of the action/thriller genre.
• The short opening sequence doesn't reveal a particular setting or time-scale as it is a montage of different events and unique animations, however, if the film is watched, it can be discovered that it is set in many locations such as Miami and Montenegro and takes place over the course of a few days/weeks.
• The events that take place aren't put in a specific order as they are mostly just intricate designs and animations of guns being fired and the reoccurring theme of violence, as a blacked-out figure who we presume to be James Bond is seen fighting and killing people. Towards the end of the sequence, an image of '007 is confirmed' is shown and this gives the audience a brief insight into James Bond's life and what his occupation might be. At the end,  a close up of Daniel Craig's face (who plays James Bond) comes into view and breaks away from the non-naturalistic style of the opening sequence. It was put at the end to finally bring the film to reality and allow the audience to feel more involved in the action.
• The events are mostly distinct and unconnected, except they all involve some element of violence (which is a main part of James Bond films) as well as the underlying theme of casinos and cards, as often the audience can see clubs (a card suit). 
• The character James Bond is introduced as he is the main character and story revolves around him. He can be depicted as quite violent and powerful as he is seen to fight people (possibly the 'baddies'). Also, the idea that he is wearing a suit could suggest his profession and formality. 
• Not much story information is revealed, creating ambiguity and leaving the audience wanting to find out more. The fact that the opening sequence is made up of animations creates intrigue because no one knows what is yet to come and is aesthetically pleasing to watch. The main thing that is deliberately withheld is who James Bond is and what he does that would involve such violence. 
• At the start of my film, the audience would need to know who the main character is so that they have some kind of insight into who the story is about and they would need knowledge of the genre so that they know what to expect. 

The first opening sequence is from 'Casino Royale' and the second one is from 'Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs'. The one from Casino Royale shows images that have a lot of the colour  red in them, connoting blood and violence, which contrasts greatly to the one from 'Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs' which consists of a variety of colours and rainbows which suggests that the film is less intense. The colour scheme of each sequence hugely implies the dissimilar genres; action/thriller vs adventure/comedy. However, both sequences are animated and introduce the main character(s), allowing the audience some insight into the stories. Both films have a disjointed order of events that aren't significant to the understanding of the stories and have underlying themes (eg. in Casino Royale it's violence and casinos, and in Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs it's food and joy). The aesthetic styles are both visually attractive as they each involve interesting images and are non-naturalistic and obscure.