JV- Film Openings- Research

Forrest Gump (1994)

Techniques;

• First we our introduced to a feather floating in the air with an insert shot is used to show it in a larger context, additionally  the non-diegetic music playing in the background is calm creating a soothing atmosphere.
  This is then juxtaposed when the feather drops down and enters contemporary society full of businessmen and cars.
• Forrest Gump is presented as quite a childish character firstly in the way that he dresses, he is wearing a suit with a pair of dirty trainers. This is framed in close up and then pans vertically to show the rest of his contrasting outfit.
•  Also there is no cutting rate so there are no continuity errors present in the clip and so makes it run more seamlessly.
•  What I like from this clip is the fact that there is a juxtaposition which can sometimes throw the audience off, but still keep them entertained. Furthermore, as there