(Shane Meadows, 2004)
PRODUCED BY: Warp Films , Big Arty Productions , EM Media
DISTRIBUTED BY: Optimum Releasing
BUDGET: £750k
BOX OFFICE: £600k
Length of opening: 4 minutes 15 seconds.
Music & Sound:
The music in the opening is non-diegetic as it continues across the different scenes and shots being shown in the opening sequence this is called an audio bridge. This creates a link between the scenes especially as the start of the film it shows old footage so it creates a link between the characters shown in the old footage and them in current time. This is a big jump between childhood and the current day.
Titles:
The directer is shown as 'A Shane Meadows film' this implies that he had a lot of input and people who have seen his work in the past know that this is a recognisable thing and expect what to see from his films, and people who haven't seen any of his work presume he is of some importance, this is a good marketing technique, it's also reflecting the auteur theory.
There is a cross fade into the bleak landscape. Dry stone walls, very rural and country side. The credits for the lead actors start here appearing at different sides of the screen. There has still been no dialogue and nothing is being given away about the characters at the moment. This is a good example of narrative enigma. Also by doing this they are not giving away any accents or indication of where the film is set. We are also unsure of the year at this point, very little information about the film is given away in this opening. The screen then fades to black and then out of black and that is the end of the opening sequence.
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