Individual task josh woolhouse ( research on film sequence)

Film researched: lord of war
Genre: crime thriller
Plot: An arms dealer confronts the morality of his work as he is being chased by an Interpol agent.
Link to film: http://www.artofthetitle.com/media/film/2005/lord_of_war.html?keepThis=true&TB_iframe=true&height=382&width=810

The films opening title sequence is a continuous, series of clips following the smooth transportation of bullets right from the start, the bullet is being made and prepared in a factory then moves along a chain to a series of different factory's, as the bullet is taking its journey to the front line where it will be used illegally we see a host of different officials where the bullet passes through there hands. right from the factory's, to airport control, to illegal guerrilla tribes in Africa.
The camera work through out the sequence uses a variety of different shots and angles, establishing shots are used to establish every scene and place the bullet passes through, close up shots are used to show peoples reactions, and specific parts of the making of the bullet of importance, the close ups also give us an incite into what rank or class of people the bullets are exchanging hands with. POV shots are used to give us the point of view from the bullet on its journey right from the beginning to the end where we see a young child murdered, this is to show how many times, their child life could have been saved and how easy it is to get illegal arms from one place to another. a high angle shot is used on the factory's to show the bullets mass productions and to signify how important theses bullets are for the people who depend on them, like the people who work in the factory's. different camera movements are used to vary the bullets journey, and to show different reactions,pan and tilt are used in consistency through the scene to keep the scene moving to a good pace as the bullet travels on a conveyor belt to its destination the camera movement echoes this, with pan and tilt, zoom is used when, you need to See something specific, for example how the bullet is made, where it is going etc...
The edititng through out the sequence is continuous and smooth, this could signify how easy it is to import illegal arms from one place to another, and how relaxed the process is, we also get a feeling of this as the non diegetic sound (backtrack) is very un nerving and relaxing, further more emphasising, the easiness of the situation as if it were an everyday occurrence, which the film gives the impression it is. credits are continuously rolled out through out the sequence, this is clever as we are seeing the continuous journey of the bullet, we are also seeing who is responsible for putting the film together, e.g director, producer etc... also the actors names are named, possibly to show there importance through out the film. eye line matches are used to show, different points of views and personalities, and destinations where the bullet travels.
through out the sequence it is consistently, dark and has dark factory colours, maybe to show the directors feelings about the certain topic or to just show the true, colours and setting of a factory, which is most likely. all props are of good quality and are being used in some way to develop the illegal hoard from place to place, every character is in character , and dressed accordingly to their surroundings.
over all the film sequence is very good, some special effects are used, but the main purpose of the opening sequence is to set the theme for the rest of the film, and what the topic is going to be surrounding, also to represent the, journeys in the films and how easily made they are, also how easy it is to get hold of illegal arms and who is effected by them, many different techniques are used, e.g camera movement, editing, sound , mise en scene and i have highlighted these to the best of my ability's.