Severence [Christopher Smith] 2006
The opening of Severance lasts about 3 minutes 15 seconds, and is interesting in the way that even though it is the opening sequence, it is actually part of the ending of the film.
Short takes of people running, then to a black screen, signifies action. It also makes it unclear as to what is happening. There is the slight comic aspect of where the man stops running, and the camera carrys on tracking, then having to go back and shows him catching his breath. Also with the women trying to get out of the hole, and having to take off their clothes to create a ladder, even though they are talking in a different language, the camera shot makes it clear when the girl says they need a little more to make it longer.
The reason I chose to blog about this film opening, wasn't about the way it is filmed, but more the idea of having the ending of the film at the beginning.
I would like to use this type of idea in my media coursework, as I feel it is an interesting way of starting a film, breaking away from traditional openings, and it can also be dramatic, and then have a short take, cutting it to the beginning of the films story, and then going on to tell the tale which leads up to the end sequence. I am going to look further into films in which they have their opening sequence this way.
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