Generic Conventions in Face Off Opening Sequence

Generic Conventions In the Opening Sequence

• Music and Visuals create suspense - The music is happy, but slow. The visuals have a slight sepia tone/old film effect showing creating an eerie feel for the viewer, it also suggests that the clip is in the past which we soon find out when it says "Six Years Later". Also the dramatic diagetic sounds creates more of an impact on the viewer.
  
• There is an close up of the gun which creates suspense as the cover is pulled off it, later there is an extreme close up of the bullet leaving the gun, this is also in slow motion which makes an impact again on the viewer and builds the tension before the bullet actually hits the man with the child.
• It then goes into an establishing shot to show the bad guy silhuetted after seeing the good guy with his son in the previous shot.
• The breaking of the equilibrium is broken by the man being shot by the bad guy.
• Suspense created by revealing of plot - Viewer wants to see what happens next.
• No enigma or protagonist flaw revealed in the opening sequence.