The spiderwick chronicles.

The spiderwick chronicles is a science fiction film that was set in the 1920s by very suspicious and very strange scientists.

The Mise en Scene used in the opening sequence for the spiderwick chronicles seemed very old fashioned. For example, the costume was not modern so that the audience can tell that it was set in the early days. The costume that the scientist was wearing looked like a jacket. This is another example of the male character showing that he is a scientist. Not only the jacket was a give away, but also his magnifing glasses gives away his role. Mostly scientists tend to wear magnifing glasses or goggles when doing scientific experiments. The colour in the opening sequence seemed mixed up. The reason I say this is because we see at the beginning of the opening sequence just darkness. All we see in that bit is the titles pop up. But when it came to the end of the opening sequence, the lights came on and then we started to see a variety of different colours.

Sound was used very effectly throughout the opening sequence. For example, the music that was being played throughout the clip seemed rather magical. This gives away that the film is a science fiction film. The music starts of very piecefully but then sometimes it makes this very magical sparkly sound that makes the audience think 'Why is that sound being played in this opening sequence. I would say music directors would use this sound to show someone using a magic wond to see if anything appears.

I would say that editing was used to perfection throughout the opening sequence of the spiderwick chronicles. For example, we see the shot durations used very slowly at the beginning of the opening sequence. This is used to show how slow paced the film is at this point. However when it reaches near the end of the opening sequence, we see a number of different shots take place very fast. This time its rushing by as if something is going to happen in the clip when the tension is building up. It also gets the audiences attention more and makes them feel more interested in the opening sequence. The titles that were used in the clip were also used to perfection to reveal a science fiction film taking place. The title where it says 'The Spiderwick Chronicles' seems very costume. We can see this because some of the letters look like they have twigs and twists around the others letters to give it that extra scene of a science fiction film. The titling is also gold to show glory, power and wealthiness so its rich. 

The camerawork was used very well throughout the opening sequence. We see different types of camera shots showing different numbers of animals and objects. For example, we see extreme close ups of different animals in science tubes. Again, this is to show an experiment taking place in a labatory and also to show that something out of the ordinary might happen. At the beginning of the film, we see only a few long shots of the room in pitch black.