Toy Story 2 Opening 2 minutes

Toy Story 2 Opening Scene

In the opening 2 minutes of Toy Story it is very serious as Buzz is on a mission so it is very dramatic. Toy Story is an adventure film so the audience will be based around little children as it is an animated film. The who scene is full of crazy adventurous cool stunts which children will love to see and the music makes it very serious and dramatic. The opening scene shows Buzz having a battle with his arch enemy (Zerg) and trying to get away from his cruel stunts. The audience feel excited when Buzz goes "Too infinity and beyond" everyone loves that catch phrase so that is why Buzz is everyones favorite. The characters in the opening scene are just Buzz and Zerg, Buzz is the main character in the scene as he is doing crazy stunts to get some power battery thing from Zerg and Zerg tries all he can to stop Buzz from getting it, which is exciting for the younger audience as they love. There is a lot of contact towards the end of the scene as the two character fight for the power battery, this is interesting for the audience as it dramatic and serious especially for a children movie. The location looks like it is in space due to the space rocks and sky. The costumes are just Buzz in a space men suit this gives Buzz a bit of a character about his self and his personality.

The sound effects in the opening scene are very dramatic and uses sound like a star wars based themed tune, You hear Buzz speaking in some of the film and you hear him scream, which gives an dramatic effect on the scene. The lighting is very bright and effects are all animated as it is an animated film. This effects the younger audience because it is bright, child like, and has a lot of action in it. The body language towards the two characters are very tense as they are both enemies and also Buzz is very much independent in the first half, but the audience also feels tense at what Buzz is planing to do.



The key shots and movements in this opening 2 minutes are very different as they use tracking movement as it feels like you are being Buzz by following his move from his point of view. There is also a close up shot of Buzz  in the opening scene, this can show what his facial expressions are and what hes wearing in detail. There is a long shot to show the whole location and scene There are medium shots of just Buzz and a two shot with Buzz and Zerg. There is also a high angle shot this shows what Buzz is doing from a high point of view.Also in the scene there is a slight over the shoulder shot on where Buzz is looking at Zerg and the camera angle is shot behind Buzz. There is also a panning shot,so the camera is following Buzz's movement from a medium shot point of view,this can also be referred to dollying as well. Finally in the scene there is a couple of low shot used as the camera is shooting from a low angle to see the action from a lower point of view. Overall the opening scene is great for a children's perspective as it is bright, fun and full of action which children across the world love.