The film opens with an establishing shot of pitch darkness which changes to a shot of grey clouds moving fast which is combined with tense music which is fairly quiet which suggests to the audience that action is expected as the film commences. This is interrupted by a bolt of lightening which connotes danger which will excite the audience. An establishing shot reveals silhouette's multiple figures dressed in soldiers uniform which connotes their importance. Their facial expressions are hidden due to shadows surrounding their bodies which suggests that as their duty is to fight for their country they have no identity as they are programmed to kill. The clouds in the sky surrounding them are fairly dark storm clouds which is quite sinister. The next shot is a medium shot. A shallow focus is used to emphasise a soldiers uniform hanging up and the person sat behind it is slightly blurred. The background noise of machine fire combined with the voices of a soldier saying "We can't hold on much longer sir" hints that he has the authority to be out there with them, the fact that the camera is focused on the uniform portrays the fact that he really needs to be there. The fact that his face is covered with smoke suggests that he is trying to hide away from his responsibilities. A medium shot reveals the soldiers walking slowly holding a coffin, this connotes death. A low angle shot shows the American flag being lifted by the soldiers. This suggests that the shot type is to show the respect the soldiers have for the fallen soldier. The American flag shows the pride the soldiers have for their country. The film title 'The Rock' is shown in a heavy font with a black background. The text itself has flames blazing inside it, this immediately connotes danger to the audience. This is a typical characteristic of an action film. The camera zooms towards the text, giving the text the effect that it is the one coming towards the camera. This indicates that action will occur soon. The next shot is the same medium shot using a shallow focus. The general slowly gets up and walks away, the next shot is an over the shoulder shot of him by a mirror not looking into it but looking at something on the table. This suggests to the audience that he doesn't want to look at himself as he is disgracing himself by not helping his team, as the background noise of them trying to get through to him is still on at this time. The next shot type is a long shot which shows a helicopter flying in sunset. The next shot is a medium shot showing the group of soldiers folding up the American flag, this shows that they have paid their respect and are leaving.The next shot type a close up shot of four soldiers carrying guns and holding a flag high, this suggests importance. The next shot is a close up shot of the sergeant putting a necklace on, a shallow focus is used to emphasise this which suggests to the audience that this necklace is a key feature in the film. A close up shot shows the helicopters landing and combined with the dramatic sunset and air turbulent this alerts the audience to the fact that something is wrong. An extreme clos up shot shows the sergeants eyes, he shows worry in his eyes. The next shot is a bird's-eye view of fire blazing, this creates a sense of danger which will excite the audience. The next shot is a close up blurred shot showing the sergeants getting ready, this is effective as it reflects the sergeants desires to be lo profile. The rain outside shown through the window is associated with misery so it sets the atmosphere of the film. A cluster of different scenes are shown such as the soldiers marching to the sergeant taking off a ring. These all show that lots of action is occurring and different things are happening.
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