Divergent and Dredd Opening 2 Minute Analysis

DREDD
In the opening 2 minutes of  Dredd it has a very sci-fi  feel about it as it is an action film it would make the audience feel very tense and it is very dramatic and serious as there is no background music only until the last 30 seconds where its a really intense music while it is just a man talking throughout the opening scene this makes it even more intense because you don't know whats going to happen next and it shows that it is a very serious action film. The location in the opening 2 minutes is America's Washington DC in quite a rural background and the way the camera moves round the location makes it even more tense for the audience. There are not many characters in the opening scene as it basically just shows you the location. The opening makes the audience want to carry on watching it as it gets very serious towards the end of the scene, so they have they. the body language used in the opening clip is very aggressive as shown in the CCTV clip used in the opening scene and the person speaking, his voice is really intimidating especially towards the audience

One of the camera shots used in the opening scene is a long shot of the outskirts of the city this shows the shot in a longer distance.There was also a high angle shot of the ground with a pans shot moving towards the location. This makes the audience feel like they are moving in the air and looking down at there surroundings. There are some close ups in the scene which shows the detail of people intense emotion. Rest of the scene mainly consists of medium shots as it shows all the main object and subject in the shot which makes it a good shot to have in a scene. Overall the opening scene of Dredd was very serious and imitating towards the audience and very effective camera shots used.

DIVERGENT
Diveregent is a science fiction action film,in the opening scene it is quite serious and direct. At the start of the opening scene there a quite intense calm sound to influence the audience that this is a serious film, but as it gets further into the scene the music stops and a women is speaking and just like Dredd it is a bit serious  but more direct and tells a part of the story. The location of the scene is in Chicago in the city with people travelling to work while the women is narrating the opening scene. There are not many characters in the opening scene apart from a group of people doing there day to day thing and telling people that they help the community by helping other who need them. the opening scene. The opening tells the audiences parts of what the community of Chicago are like and it makes a direct sort of feel to the start of the film and gives the audience a idea of what they are in for. The body language between the characters are quite caring as in part of the scene there are people from the city of Chicago helping homeless people this brings a nice and authentic feel to the film

One of the key shots in the opening is a long shot of the whole city this shows the audience a whole view of the city from a distance. There is a lot of panning in the scene with the camera moving at the same speed of people in a medium shot or panning a shot around the room so the audience can see more of the location. Also in the scene there is a high shot of the buildings so the audience can see the city from a high angle point of view. In part of the opening scene there is a extreme close up of someones eye this shows the detail and the emotion in the eye. Overall Divergent is an sci-fi sort of films with  the a women being very direct and it lures the audience in. to watch it.