Narrative function: No dialogue just music; which is easily recognisable to the the film genre.
Conventions displayed: Gun shots and blood appears on screen in every scene; conveys the genre. Images of objects associated with Italian-American gangsters. Red used to signify death and evil; portrays genre.
Characters introduced: The three main protagonists (The Godfather, Al Pacino's character and Diane Keaton's character). No names for the characters, just the actors/actresses names.
Cinematography: Colours of red suggests death and evilness; conveys genre. Black and white background stands out; could suggest good vs evil.
Camera/editing: Smooth editing between each shot, gun shot and blood on screen depicts genre. The meaning behind each cut is to indicate the genre of the film and to create tension. Each edit of a gun shot, adds to the already growing tension, that occurs in the opening minutes of the film.
How is the audience attracted?: The images on the screen are very powerful, and create tension. This is what the audience is expecting from this specific genre. The sound of gun shots and flashes of blood on the screen, convey the genre and grab the audience's attention, and ensures that they are fixated on the screen.
Audience response: Some will be fixated to the screen, as the tension grows. Others will be slightly bored, as nothing much happens and what happens is fairly repetitive.
What have I learn't?/Will I use anything in my film?: I would like to create the same amount of tension in my film, as in the opening minutes of this film. I will do this through the use of sound and the action on the screen. Sound is used to a great effect, and it dictates the pace of the film, and adds to the tension. This I will need to incorporate in my film.
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