The Fellowship of the Ring Analysis

The Lord Of The Rings (The Fellowship of the Ring)
Opening Sequence Analysis

We see the genre of the movie very early by us seeing first that there are elves dwarves and orcs which show us that it is a fantasy and then we see that it is part action when we see almost instantly, our first battle with more than enough bloodshed and action. the opening sequence in this movie is simply a prologue to the start of it and this can give us an insight on the background of the characters and narrative of the film.
™The title sequence shows a lot of action and large, well-made items, which many will find very attractive in a film.

™I believe that the target audience for this film would be 12 - 50 year olds, which is a very widespread audience which gives it a large advantage
™The clip is simply to tell us how the danger was created and who the main villain. We see the main villain, Saurons malice and cruelty through a high angle shot of his next victims to show their weakness and frailty while they squirm below his presence.
™In the opening sequence we meet all of the 4 races receiving their rings of power, which tells us who the narrator at this point likes and dislikes and who she finds to be the antagonist.
™The props and costumes tell us what time zone this is meant to be set in, and although this is clearly not set on earth, we can compare the items of war to the ones of our time and we can then find out which year to relate these creatures and people to our planet.
™The music is relatively tense and we hear many war cries and screams of pain. We also hear a female narrator speaking over this all explaining why everything is happening. At the very beginning of the film, we hear her speaking elvish which will instantly give us an understanding of what type of being she is. We are given more proof once she talks about each race, and explains the traits of each race, and massively praises the elves.
™In scenes where elves take part, there is an obvious glow around them and extra bright lights shining on them. Also flashbacks have different lighting as well as a different effect

™In battle scenes the camera is usually handheld so that there is a sense of being in the battle and being a part of the fight.
™Thanks to the narrators constant talking we have an understanding of what’s going on throughout the opening sequence.
™From the opening sequence we can very easily tell that this is an action/fantasy film due to the plentiful quantity of fighting and the clear fantasy through the orcs, elves and dwarves.
™After watching the opening sequence i would like to know what happens to the ring after Sauron was defeated and what happened to the whole of middle earth. I believe that Isildur will take the ring off Sauron and rule as king of Gondor using the ring to strengthen his armies.

™The title of Wingut films and new line cinema are changed to be written in an elven style which is made purely for the film.