Cleaner Opening Sequence Review

Notes: 2007
Director - Renny Harlin
Actors - Samuel L Jackson
Opening Conventions: The credits are played over the sequence
There is a voiceover which gives us an idea of what the film is going to be about
The institution is shown with mysterious/eerie music played over it to set the tone of the film
Narrative Function: A voiceover introduces us to what the film is going to be about so we know what is going on.
A man explains our job to us through a voiceover, this shows that he must be a main charachter & the film is based around his job
There is a flashback at the start
Characters: The voiceover is of a man whom we assume to be a main charachter as he is telling us about his job. His job is to clean up dead bodies but he is humourous when he tells the story which brightens the tone of the film despite it being about death.
Hook Audience/Enigma/Action Codes: We are not told much about what the film is actually going to be about other than a man who cleans up dead bodies so we want to learn more & find out what is actually going to happen in the film.
Film Lang - MES, Cinematography (Light & Colour): Eerie/mysterious music is played at the start which makes it quite intense. After we find out about the death of them women, the music changed to more cheery, this is known as contrafuntal sound, as cheery music is played as we see a dead body. The voiceover leads into the scene so it turns out that it was diegetic. During the flashblack, the colours are quite bleak & the lighting is dull but when we are at the start, its alot brighter & more colourful.
Film Lang - Movement, Framing, Editing & Sound: There are lots of low levels & sweeping, this makes the scene more interesting & fun to watch. It also fastens the pace so we do not feel bored. The start of the scene fades in as the titles start to appear. There is also a close up to the blood on the floor as it is what they want us to focus on becuase there is alot of it & it all needs to be cleaned up.