MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE

GHOST PROTOCOL

By Simon Williams

MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE

Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol is a above average action/thriller.

Opening sequence

00:00 – 00:05The opening starts from a

fade in from black into a mid shot of the main protagonist. This is one of the only references to the story line.

Diegetic sound of their footsteps in a cave.After the fade into a mid shot of the main character it shows him for a single sentence to set the opening sequence. Afterwards the camera pans to the right and tracks a man dressed with the mise en scene of action in police officer uniform on with gadgets, referencing to being a spy. The camera tracks to the left of him lighting the match on the wall and lighting a fuse. Setting up the rest of the opening sequence with the “Lighting the fuse” theme. The way the camera work is done to capture the actors faces in the light in the dark area. Soon as the fuse is lit incomes the non-diegetic soundtrack with the motif everyone is used to from the mission impossible series.

00:05 – 00:26As the fuse follows along

the camera tracks it with camera movement following it through many electronics and tunnels.

The non-diegetic soundtrack is the motif of the whole mission impossible series.

The diegetic sound is a fuse burning what also sets mise en scene to action.

While the fuses follow the fire they both go into a logo what lights up in a fiery blaze revealing the title of the film followed by another spark of the second title part of the film which the camera zooms into. The constant effect of fire puts the opening into action with constant referencing of guns.Until 00:23 there were just a single running shot doing vast camera movement with cranes and tracking. It’s put here to give a progressing effect to the audience.

00:24 – ENDWith the camera tracking shots of the fuse going multiple scenes. Scenes of which involving guns and bullet-proof vests also setting the mise en scene of the film in the trailer what is very important.

Yet from what we have seen so far, little story has been told. And only two characters have been shown, both protagonist.

Throughout the rest of the opening credits Many links to the idea of action/thriller.Overturned cars, guns and spy gadgets.

The film opening provides little colour-schemes to provide a solid action Background yet only the red from the fire. There are many straight cuts and Tracking shots to keep the action flowing and the scenes based around the Fuse going through the many scenes.

IN REVIEW.Explaining the clip:

Containing mostly of very quick straight cuts to keep the action going and tracking shots being based around the fuse idea. The opening credits to well to show and present the film as a obvious spy/thriller/action film.

Hardly explaining any story the opening sequence shows slight second clips of action throughout the movie to come and all sort of gadgets.

Close-ups are used to highlight them.

THE END.