From this opening scene we begin to see the these of danger and it is very tense. The narrative shows a man in space who is climbing down a large structure then there is an explosion and he falls towards earth. From the scene, I think it sets up the narrative for the rest of the film as being about the danger of space and maybe trying to achieve something to do with the structure, such as fixing it or rescuing the people. We can tell that the man is in space from his costume, the setting and the way he is walking, therefore we know that this is probably going to be what the rest of the film is about. The first shot is looking over out of the space station down to earth showing the man climbing down a ladder, this shot exaggerates how small he is compared to the world and highlights his insignificance. We then see him from straight above and we can see how high up he is which makes us scared for him and scared that he will fall.
As the scene goes on we see how big this structure is and how in danger he is of falling.
I think that the target audience for this film would be young adults, and people who are interested in space and science fiction.
The genre is set up due to the setting, the danger and atmosphere presented in this scene. The use of space is stereotypical for a sci-fi movie.
We are only introduced to one character, who we assume to be the main character of the film, then we also hear some people through the radio of the astronaut who seem to be down on earth and are controlling whatever mission they are completing.
The technical aspects such as camera angles show the importance of this character, such as eye-line matches, tracking shots.
The sound used created tension, for example the diegetic sound effects of the operators voices, who are getting more and more panicked as the man stops replying.
The eye-line match from the man to the person falling from the top of the structure shows his fear about the danger he is in. I think that this is a successful opening scene as it created tension so the audience want to know what happens. However we are only introduced to one character which doesn't tell us much about what will happen in the film.
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