The Final Destination - Opening Sequence Analysis

Cinematography:
During the opening sequence, there are close ups that are used to exaggerate the ‘gore’ that would be used within this movie. Within in a couple of seconds there is a vast amount of death and blood that is shown to the audience, which instantly gives you as insight as to what this film is going to be about. The shots are quite quick when changing, which usually is not what you would expect from an opening sequence, as usually the pace would be much slower to grab the audience’s attention. However, the opening sequence for ‘The Final Destination’ is quite fast paced, which is not the usual approach to an opening sequence but it is still effective and grabs the audience’s attention.

Mise-en-scene:
Within the opening sequence of ‘The Final Destination’, the viewer is not able to see any props that might be used within the film, as the opening sequence doesn’t really show much. Also, the characters that are involved are not shown at all, merely skeletons of people that are computerised.

Editing:
The opening sequence is constructed of various clips which portray the same theme of death along with the use of skeletons, and many objects however these are edited to be made to look negative. Majority of the objects are in negative, however the text is in white and the blood is red, which is very bold and it clearly stands out. Every object looks ‘cartoon’ like and they look like x-rays, because of the editing that has been involved in this opening sequence. I feel that this editing is very clever, and sometimes the text ‘crashes’ into pieces because of a collision with an object which alliterates that this film is going to be very ‘gory’. I feel that this will certainly grab the viewer’s attention, as they will want to know more about what is going to happen in the movie.

Sound:
Sound plays a key part within this opening sequence of ‘The Final Destination’. There is a very fast paced rock music playing as the soundtrack to help create a dramatic effect, but usually the soundtrack may be quite slow; creating suspense. However, this opening sequence has it’s soundtrack being played at a fast paced, yet this still connotes an atmosphere and it makes the audience want to watch on and know what happens, which is crucial within an opening sequence.