Mise en scene: Austin Powers

Film intro analysis

The intro to 'Austin Powers International Man Of Mystery' is very effective in the way that it sets the pace for the rest of the film. The use of non diegetic music which is upbeat and funky shows how Austin is portrayed as an upbeat character. The bright clothing is typical of the 60s and we can immediately tell that the film is not set in the present day. the character is shown dancing up and down the street and we see from magazine covers and the women chasing him he is a widely recognised figure.


The camera shots used are visually dynamic and they portray a sense of happiness, as we are greeted by a tilt shop up from Austin's feet which makes him look mischievous and we can tell that he is the protagonist.


We see from the policeman who begins to dance next to Austin that he is a contagious character and towards the end of the clip we see he even dons his own catchphrase of "yeah baby"


Clip of the intro scene:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQUKQ5DmEWA


Matt

Camera angle intro work

09/09/14
Today we watched the opening credits to two popular shows, Game Of Thrones and Covert Affairs. we were asked to note down the camera angles used. Here are my notes from the lesson:

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Film Intro post-its

Today we split into groups of 4 and watched the opening scene to 3 films:

'The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo'
'Juno'
'Pulp Fiction'

We were asked to make notes on post it notes, describing the key features of the opening scene of these 3 completely different films. Making note of visual and auditory aspects.

Matt

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Matthew Williams
A Level Media Studies