Focusing on the opening mainly (because that will be what we are creating) the credits are shown the audience that immediately draws them in. They flash on a black screen in white font simultaneously to the sound of something banging, which as a viewer, both made me jump but kept me intrigued. There is also the faint sound of clock ticking in the background which creates a feeling of tension and urgency.
The film then jumps straight into the narrative by showing a locked safe door with someone banging on the other side. It then cuts to an extreme close up of this, the effect being that the audience feel shocked and uneasy but also to draw them in because, as a viewer, it had be wondering what was on the other side of the door.
The camera then starts panning around a high-class hotel room revealing unconcious bodies which is vital within the plot. The camera then zooms straight out and up revealing a building in New York in which Bradley Cooper, the main protoganist, is standing at the top. All of this was intended to create suspense and intrigue.
However, the most noteable part of the film to me was when Bradley Cooper's character was (randomly) being attacked in the subway. The whole fight sequence has the stylized feel of a video game in which "his brain is allowing him to reenact". The scene involves impressive editing with over exaggerated sound effects and slow motion as well as quick cuts to the times he remembers learning the moves. The camera also uses lots of point of view shots to allow the audience to empathize with his character. When the camera intentionally goes out of focus at points, it also allows us to experience the diziness that he is feeling on the drug.
Overall, although the film wasn't particularly my taste, it had some aspects in which we could use in our own film opening, for example the fast cuts and sound of the clock ticking in the background.
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