- WARNING: The above film snip-it has a BBFC rating of 15, and is not suitable for viewing of anyone of a younger age.
This is the opening 10 minutes of the 2007 American Thriller 'Disturbia', directed by D.J. Caruso, featuring Shia LeBeouf (Transformers, iRobot) and Sarah Roemer (Locked In, The Con Artist).
At the very beginning of the film, the 'Dreamworks' and 'The Montecito Picture Company' idents are overlaid with suspense-building music, which instantly builds the tension, and automatically makes the viewer wonder what this could be for. Before any visual shots appear, a conversation can be heard, between, as of yet, two unknown characters. "Do you think he sees us?" "Nah, he can't see us. Trust me, he can feel us watching." This could be possibly very misleading for the viewer, as it, personally, made me think they were spying on someone, however, this is quickly rectified as visuals appear of a father and son fishing. It is a close up on the river, but zooms out to an extreme wide shot, showing the two fishing together on a sunny, blue skied day, with snow tipped mountains in the background. All of these aspects come together to give the impression of a nice place to live, and along with the accents, it is easy to tell it is set in America. They spot a fish, and the camera goes to a close up of this, whilst in the background you can hear the father giving Kale tips on how to catch him. This signifies a good father/son relationship, and gives the reader a feeling that the father while be there to watch over and guiding Kale for the whole film. The phrase 'Father-Son moment' is used, which emphasises this point.
There is action within 4 minutes of the start of the film, which gives the viewer a good eyesight intro what the film is going to be about. During the car crash, there is a lot of close ups and medium close ups, so the emotions are really viewed. The death of the father right at the start shatters the viewers impression of him helping Kale throughout the film, and throws the viewer off of what they believe the film will be about. However, in the death of the father, he is still looking out for his son, which puts strong emphasis on the relationship they had. After the car crash, Kale goes around to his fathers side of the car, but the camera doesn't show his dead body at all. It remains as a CU on Kales blood covered face showing the anger, sadness, and emotional pain he has. This lets the viewer know the father is dead without having to show it. The title sequence follows this. It is a very simple sequence, made purely of a black background, with white text reading 'Disturbia' and blurs and expands behind it. It fades to white and then into the next scene. There is a slow, calming piece of music overlaying this, but it ends with the title sequence.
Within the introduction, there are two comedic scenes; the mid shot of the two of them having the 'Father-Son moment' where Kale sarcastically tells his father he got a girl pregnant, and the MCU of the two of them in the car, on the phone to the mother, joking about buying the fish. This shows that the film will contain elements of a comedic manner, and will not be sense of action, and horror throughout. Nonetheless, the early death in the film shows that it will not be a comedy, and that the main genre is still going to be horror/thriller.
At the very beginning of the film, the 'Dreamworks' and 'The Montecito Picture Company' idents are overlaid with suspense-building music, which instantly builds the tension, and automatically makes the viewer wonder what this could be for. Before any visual shots appear, a conversation can be heard, between, as of yet, two unknown characters. "Do you think he sees us?" "Nah, he can't see us. Trust me, he can feel us watching." This could be possibly very misleading for the viewer, as it, personally, made me think they were spying on someone, however, this is quickly rectified as visuals appear of a father and son fishing. It is a close up on the river, but zooms out to an extreme wide shot, showing the two fishing together on a sunny, blue skied day, with snow tipped mountains in the background. All of these aspects come together to give the impression of a nice place to live, and along with the accents, it is easy to tell it is set in America. They spot a fish, and the camera goes to a close up of this, whilst in the background you can hear the father giving Kale tips on how to catch him. This signifies a good father/son relationship, and gives the reader a feeling that the father while be there to watch over and guiding Kale for the whole film. The phrase 'Father-Son moment' is used, which emphasises this point.
There is action within 4 minutes of the start of the film, which gives the viewer a good eyesight intro what the film is going to be about. During the car crash, there is a lot of close ups and medium close ups, so the emotions are really viewed. The death of the father right at the start shatters the viewers impression of him helping Kale throughout the film, and throws the viewer off of what they believe the film will be about. However, in the death of the father, he is still looking out for his son, which puts strong emphasis on the relationship they had. After the car crash, Kale goes around to his fathers side of the car, but the camera doesn't show his dead body at all. It remains as a CU on Kales blood covered face showing the anger, sadness, and emotional pain he has. This lets the viewer know the father is dead without having to show it. The title sequence follows this. It is a very simple sequence, made purely of a black background, with white text reading 'Disturbia' and blurs and expands behind it. It fades to white and then into the next scene. There is a slow, calming piece of music overlaying this, but it ends with the title sequence.
Within the introduction, there are two comedic scenes; the mid shot of the two of them having the 'Father-Son moment' where Kale sarcastically tells his father he got a girl pregnant, and the MCU of the two of them in the car, on the phone to the mother, joking about buying the fish. This shows that the film will contain elements of a comedic manner, and will not be sense of action, and horror throughout. Nonetheless, the early death in the film shows that it will not be a comedy, and that the main genre is still going to be horror/thriller.
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