Dark Knight Opening Scene Analysis

Dark Knight Opening Scene

In the opening scene of the Dark Knight there is a bank robbery involving people with clown masks. In the first scene the robbers in masks zip line across two tall buildings carrying guns. This tells us that this film is going to be an action film. Further into the opening scene there are more gun fights which also tells us that this film is an action film. The music in the opening scene is dramatic and instantly makes I think that something bad is going to happen. This music is non-diegetic as the characters aren't able to hear it.

In this scene of the Dark Knight there are robbers zip lining across two buildings. The camera angle used in this scene is High angle long shot. High angle shots are used to make a character look more vulnerable and weak. A long shot is usually used to show where the scene will be set. In this scene the high angle shot is used to make the robbers look small and vulnerable, it also emphasises the height of the building and makes the robbers even more vulnerable because of how high up they are.

In this scene there are three robbers in a car driving to the bank they are going to rob. The camera angle used is an over the shoulder shot. An over the shoulder shot is normally used to show a conversation between two characters. In this scene the camera shot is used to show a conversation but the conversation is not with the character that the camera shot is taken over. This makes the character that isn't in the conversation more mysterious.

In this scene two robbers are having a conversation hidden behind a desk in the bank. The camera shot used in this shot is a close up two shot. Close ups are normally used to show a character's emotion in detail and a two shot is normally used to show a conversation between two people. The character's in this scene are wearing masks so you can't see their facial expressions so this scene relies on dialogue in the film to show their emotion.