Thursday, 31 March 2011

The Mummy - Opening Sequence

Director; Stephen Summers

Narrative Function
  • Set in Ancient Egypt
  • Setting the backstory – setting before the film
  • Conventions Displayed
  • Famous Film
  • Money put into it
  • No credit Sequences
  • Body language matches characters

Characters Introduced
  • Imhotep – The Mummy
  • Fero Seti
  • Anuck’su’namum – AS
  • Slaves / people - busy, sets scene
Technical Codes
  • Rich, royal colours
  • Power / wealth
  • Shows characters status with how big the city is
  • Backlight  ciloete brings down
  • Lots of colour and music used
  • Graphic match - Universal turns to sun
  • Grand music
  • Used green scree
  • Voice-over - giving of information
  • Camera sweeps - shows how big the city is

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