Lucky Number Sleven
The basic Plot of the film is a case of mistaken identity which lands Sleven into the middle of a war between two of the citys biggest gang bosses. Slevin is under constant surveillance by relentless Detective Brikowski as well as the infamous assassin Goodkat and finds himself having to hatch his own ingenious plot to get them before they get him.
I have analysed up to 1.55 mins of the following clip as this is around how long the brief suggests our Thriller opening should be.
The Opening Title consists of animation at the start which looks like paper with a torch shining on it. This makes the audience focus on the centre of the screen, creates an element of mystery and along with the numbers dissolving into words it suggests that the film may have some dodgy dealings involving money and possibly gambling aswell. Fade to black, to a medium shot of a white telephone in what looks like a hotel room. The wallpaper and the bed covers both have circles on them, which follows on from the circle of light which the audience will have just seen this could suggest that something may happen over and over again. It is also quite distorting for the viewer to look at. Fade out to black then fades in from black to what looks like a trackihg shot of an elevator which makes you feel slightly uneasy as the shots will make you feel like your not sure what's going on. This shot then dissolves slowly into a long shot of a man in a suit walking in a underground car park, the camera pans to the right and then pans to follow the man however we don't see his face properly, the main point of focus is the book/file in which he is carrying. The suit connatates a businessman who may be quite important however the angle the camera is at suggests that what he is carrying may be more important than he is. While this is happening, the actors and actresses names are appearing the the same style as the production companies on the peice of paper with the torch. It looks like numbers are quickly increasing and decreasing in value and then dissolving into letters to form each name. This supports the idea that there may be gambling or dodgy dealings with money.
The shot cuts to a shot of the camera panning upwards as if it was in the lift (as seen earlier) it suggests also that it could be a point of view shot which could be seen as creepy to the audience. The shot then cuts to inside of the car, where you can see the man in a suit going to open his car door. You then hear a silenced gun fire two shots and the window crack. This is the only time throughout the entire title sequence where the music stops. The non-diegetic music which is playing is very quiet and slow but make you expect that there is going to be more action to come. After this the shot cuts to the lift where you see a man holding the gun which you assume shot the man in the suit disapearing up.
As the camera starts to slowly pan round the car numbers reappear on the right side of the screen but this time change to one of the actresses name which is 'Lucy Lui'. The camera then stops on the man who has just been shot which becomes a medium shot. Then from the left of the screen you see a man in a trech coat, who you assume is the same man who has just killed him, pick up the book/file he was carrying an then walk off as the camera zooms onto the dead body.
Finally this fades into the paper we saw at the start to display the title 'Lucky Number Slevin' with the flashlight effect again, it also shows the numbers more clearly and it looks like there are coffee cup stains on the peice of paper which suggests that it could be office paper work and the numbers look like they are being added up and suggests further about the dodgy dealings that may take place in the film.
The Opening Title consists of animation at the start which looks like paper with a torch shining on it. This makes the audience focus on the centre of the screen, creates an element of mystery and along with the numbers dissolving into words it suggests that the film may have some dodgy dealings involving money and possibly gambling aswell. Fade to black, to a medium shot of a white telephone in what looks like a hotel room. The wallpaper and the bed covers both have circles on them, which follows on from the circle of light which the audience will have just seen this could suggest that something may happen over and over again. It is also quite distorting for the viewer to look at. Fade out to black then fades in from black to what looks like a trackihg shot of an elevator which makes you feel slightly uneasy as the shots will make you feel like your not sure what's going on. This shot then dissolves slowly into a long shot of a man in a suit walking in a underground car park, the camera pans to the right and then pans to follow the man however we don't see his face properly, the main point of focus is the book/file in which he is carrying. The suit connatates a businessman who may be quite important however the angle the camera is at suggests that what he is carrying may be more important than he is. While this is happening, the actors and actresses names are appearing the the same style as the production companies on the peice of paper with the torch. It looks like numbers are quickly increasing and decreasing in value and then dissolving into letters to form each name. This supports the idea that there may be gambling or dodgy dealings with money.
The shot cuts to a shot of the camera panning upwards as if it was in the lift (as seen earlier) it suggests also that it could be a point of view shot which could be seen as creepy to the audience. The shot then cuts to inside of the car, where you can see the man in a suit going to open his car door. You then hear a silenced gun fire two shots and the window crack. This is the only time throughout the entire title sequence where the music stops. The non-diegetic music which is playing is very quiet and slow but make you expect that there is going to be more action to come. After this the shot cuts to the lift where you see a man holding the gun which you assume shot the man in the suit disapearing up.
As the camera starts to slowly pan round the car numbers reappear on the right side of the screen but this time change to one of the actresses name which is 'Lucy Lui'. The camera then stops on the man who has just been shot which becomes a medium shot. Then from the left of the screen you see a man in a trech coat, who you assume is the same man who has just killed him, pick up the book/file he was carrying an then walk off as the camera zooms onto the dead body.
Finally this fades into the paper we saw at the start to display the title 'Lucky Number Slevin' with the flashlight effect again, it also shows the numbers more clearly and it looks like there are coffee cup stains on the peice of paper which suggests that it could be office paper work and the numbers look like they are being added up and suggests further about the dodgy dealings that may take place in the film.
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