Harry Brown Film Opening

Harry Brown
Released: 2009
Directed by: Daniel Barber
Starring: Michael Caine, Emily Mortimer, David Bradley
Harry Brown is a dark, dreary film about an ex marine trying to get revenge on a gang in his neighborhood who killed his only friend.
The opening sets up the film and prepares the audience for the violence and terror that is to come throughout the film. it does this through beginning the sequence with simple white credits on a black background, simple and clean which in ways seems to contradict with the film as it is messy and violent. voices are then heard in poor quality suggesting too the audience that it has been filmed on a mobile phone. the shot is then discovered to be a gang of teens doing drugs, the wall behind them is covered in graffiti which shows that its not a well respected area. as well as the language being used it is easily established to be a modern film as it is clearly filmed on a mobile phone camera. the dark, grey colouring used sets up the setting as a dirty and and almost evil, depressing place. the sound of the voices and accents used also establish the setting as south-east London. the violence and harsh language and graphic images straight away suggests that the film is going to be violent and gory.
there is no music used in the background of this opening sequence, i think this is because it sets up the film to be very realistic and it is very similar to real life so the audience can live it with the characters.