The opening analysis of Elizabeth

Shot No:	Description	Shot Type	Visual clues to help communicate the idea
Shot one	A contract that says ‘in the name of god amen’	close-up of a letter	A formal letter with religious aspects, suggesting that it is a contract that someone important is reading.
Shot two	Letters on the page written in formal handwriting to suggest empowerment to the text	A tracking over the shoulder shot to follow the characters eyes across the page, so we see the whole contract	This gives the audience an over view of the contract, but at this stage we only could assume it is a contract.
Shot three	Red ink on the paper to suggest blood and violence, then when the ink is stamped this implies that someone is confirming the violence	A close up of a hand coming into the picture from the side, which stamps the letter in an old fashioned way, this makes the audience interact with the character as though the character Is manoeuvring their way around the audience to stamp the letter, this visually brings the audience into the film.	Red ink to communicate violence And the paper being stamped suggest conferment of some religious act because of the title of the paper, which was shown in shot one.
Shot four	You see a dull room with chains in them and a sound bridge between the last shot and the current shot to show a connection between the piece of paper and the confinement of a merciful woman, whose voice is pleading.	Camera cuts from the stamping of the letter to a panning shot of chains on a dirt floor, in a dull and dreary room.	-The chains suggest confinement and implies that someone’s freedom has been taken away   -Merciful cry is suggesting restriction in human rights.
Shot five	Shot of the chains on the floor to the chains on the table, then next to the chains is a bowl of clean water.	Tracking shot to follow the different chains in different places to create a journey from the contract to where the chains lead the audience. And then from the tracking shot there is a long shot of a bowl of water.	The clean water suggest cleanliness and purity, where something is untouched and not ruined
Shot  six	The man is dressed in armour and is using force upon the woman. The woman is speaking loudly about something religious and her voice echoes to suggest that they are somewhere alone.	This is a high angle shot of a guard cutting of a woman’s hair, to give the audience a feeling as if they were spying.	This implies that the guard is taking away the woman’s identity The guard is identifiable
Shot seven	There is a man on the floor who is tied up in chains looking up.	This is a high angle shot for the audience to look down at the man in chains. (canted angle)	I believe they have done a HAS so that it belittles the man and names him defenceless in comparison to the audience.
Shot eight	The man is wearing tattered old clothes and has his hands clasped together as he is reciting something.	A medium close up of the man’s face	His hands are held as he is saying a prayer.

Introduction to my project


I am going to base my project on the 1960's and with this, i am going to produce a two minute opening scene that is based on the 60's. To help me do this i have analysed three opening scenes of films that have either been filmed in the 60's or based on that era. From this i am going to analyse and acknowledge the conventions of a 60's film and look at the following;

.Mes-en scene

.Cinematography

.Sound

This will give me a clear understanding of what i would need to put into my opening scene to make it a 60's related film.
I am also going to analyse a film that is not based in the 60's to give my self understanding of how they would portray their film for another period, this will give me a understanding of the different types of periods and what not to include within my opening title.

21st nov
The social and historical context of the 60's era 


The 1960's, also referred to as the 'Swinging Sixties', because of the fall or relaxation of some social taboos especially relating to sexism and racism that occurred during this time, was a era where young people challenged the traditional values of their parent's generation and actively opposed the decisions of the government.
Feminism in the United States and around the world gained momentum in the early 1960s. At the time, a woman's place was generally seen as being in the home, and they were excluded from many jobs and professions. The 1960's was a time to rebel against social and political views that limited women. Women demanded equal rights and others called for racial equality and a new consideration for the environment. Many more demonstrated against the Vietnam War, conscription and the nuclear industry.