opening scene- children of men (2006)

 Analysis of opening scene- children of men (2006)

- Is based in the future although it's old. showing us that this is what it london will look like, polluted, dull and dusty.
- The sense opens with a speech of the new reporter, with a black screen. this is useful as it makes the audiance pay attention to what is being said.
- The TV shows us a image of ' baby diego'  born in 2009. it tells us that this was the future, as the film was made three years before the date in the film (2006), also the date on the screen shown (2027) does not match the one we live in, therefore it automatically shows us that they live in the future, and the story is also based on the future.
Mice en scenes
- Seeing the aged people at the opening, and the TV reporter talking bout the youngest person who's eighteen, getting stabbed shows us that there is will hardly be any young people in the future. the look on the faces in the opening is upset and worried, which shows us that they're not happy, disappointed.
 Editing
- There is a continue cutting in the opening scene, the first cut is done when the black screen changes to picture.
- Second cut is made when it changes from the picture of the peoples faces to the TV.
 Camera
- The camera is at angle ( close up shot and the pitcure appears) of the faces of people, so you can see the clear picture of their worried faces. as well as that the shot is taken for a high point, as though its the point of view the TV.