Goldeneye Analysis
Camera is used in Goldeneye which shows that the film is an action thriller. Camera is used in a variety of ways. For example to first shot is an establishing shot of the mountainous area with the mountains, this sets the scene of a really open deep space which makes the audience feel like anything can happen as the space is so open and deep that the possibilities are endless as to what can happen, it gives an idea of no escape for the character as everything is so open. The director also uses a worms eye view of James Bond running this makes the audience feel as they are very close and are watching secretly him running, which gives off the idea that what he is running from could be something very secretive and we aren’t supposed to know. There is also an extreme long shot of James Bond running which makes it seem like there is no escape as the place is so large and he has so far to go when running. It then goes to a long shot of the person running so you are a bit closer but still fairly far away so it still has that feeling of no escape. You then see a rope drop and you get a close up of bungee rope on the floor, this creates a sense of mystery to the audience as it makes them wonder why he has this rope and what he is going to do with it. There is then a close up of a harness hooking on to the fence which gives you an idea what James Bond is going to do which is bungee off the edge of the mountain, which creates a sense of excitement amongst the audience as bungee jumping is an exciting and exhilarating thing to do. There is also a birds eye view where you can see straight on top of Bonds head and what he can see and how steep the mountain drop is, this makes you feel adrenaline for Bond as it is exciting yet also creates worry as it is such a steep drop if anything happens to the harness he would be dead, so it creates both excitement and worry. There is then a long shot of Bond falling which creates a feeling of tension as you see him falling such a long way and it makes you worry if anything will happen as the fall is so large that if he does fall he would die. There is a pan of him falling as the camera is following his fall, this makes us feel like we are following him and makes the audience feel like they are going on the exhilarating journey with James Bond.
Editing is something that is also used in this opening scene of Goldeneye to show that it is a crime thriller. For example at the start of the scene there is a wipe from the white circle image wipes across the screen to the mountainous establishing shot, this shows us the transformation from the credits to the actual scene starting, which makes the audience get excited as the movie is about to properly start. There is also a lot of long takes throughout the opening scene especially of the mountainous views, these long takes build tension and it makes the audience think why is this mountainous area being shown so much? What is the significance of this area? What is going to happen in this area? It also makes them think that there is no escape as the area is so large and open there is no where that they can hide. There is also quite a long time in between cuts, so it makes you more focused on where the action is happening and doesn’t keep your mind ticking between different things, making the audience more intrigued on the action building up in the opening scene. There is also a use of slow motion in the bungee jump, when he is falling. This makes the jump look even more dramatic, also, it makes it seem like time is going really slow to James Bond as the jump is so steep and scary, to Bond it seems as if the jump is going really slowly.
Sound is also used throughout the opening scene of Goldeneye, both diegetic and non-diegetic. An example of non-diegetic sound that is used is the theme music right at the start, as the theme music is famous and the James Bond movies are very famous it will often attract the same audience who know the theme song, so hearing the theme has the effect on the audience that this is a James Bond film and it’s about to start. There is also many example of diegetic sound, for example the aeroplane noise at the start of the scene when it is driving in the air, this sets the scene for the audience and they it centralises the plane, which makes the audience wonder the significance of this aeroplane, and what it is there for. You also have the footsteps when James Bond is running, this makes the audience feel close to the action as you can even hear his footsteps and that’s how fast he is running, making the audience wonder why he is running that fast? What is he running from? Also, throughout the whole scene there is a soft tambourine noise in the background, which is non-diegetic, this builds up tension as it is such a soft instrument, it is like it could be building up to something big, creating tension for the audience and making them excited to see what happens next. There is also a fast paced tension building music as James Bond is about to jump off the edge, this makes the audience have their hearts in their mouths as he is about to jump and then it hits his climax and he jumps off the edge, filling the audience with adrenaline and excitement. You can also hear the noise of the wire when he hits a certain point of the jump, this fills the audience with fear as it sounds like the wire could be breaking and may be weak, which creates fear for Bond as if it does break he would be dead. It also centralises what he is doing, as the sound of the bungee wires make you draw focus to nothing but the wire as he is falling.
Mise-En-Scene is also key in Goldeneye determining that the film is an action thriller. For example the set is a mountainous area with one bridge in the middle, this sets the scene for the audience as the open mountainous connotes no escape, which makes the audience worry for the characters in the movie as they feel as if they have no escape. The bridge in the centre makes the audience feel like the bridge is significant in the scene as that’s centralised, so it seems as if it is important to the scene, creating questions such as why is the bridge important in this scene? Costume is very simple in this opening, James Bond is wearing all black combat gear, which begs the question why is he in combat gear? Is he ready for a fight? Is something dangerous about to happen? All these questions connote fast paced action which the viewer would want to watch, so this simple costume creates these questions and attracts its target audience. The lighting used is all natural lighting, a normal day in life, this has a good effect on the audience as it makes the audience feel like this could happen in normal everyday life, even though they know that it can’t but it helps them think that, showing the Blumler and Katz theory of diversion. There are few props used in this opening scene, but the most important would be the bungee equipment, when you first see the bungee equipment it makes you think straight away he is going to jump off the high mountains, which creates a sense of adrenaline and excitement to the audience. Also, it shows the audience straight away that the movie is going to be filled with action as there is high pulsating action right from the start where it is building up to the climax of the bungee jump.
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