ANALYSING A SIMILAR FILM

ANALYSIS OF PETE'S DRAGON OPENING SCENE

During the process of my film opening, my teacher mentioned how our plot is somewhat similar to the film "Pete's Dragon".

The opening of Pete's Dragon starts off with an establishing bird's eye view shot of a car driving along a single road through the forest. This already gives a sense of isolation which may foreshadow the main character (Pete) as a lonely isolated boy.

The use of diegetic sound, including birds chirping, and the wind gives more life to the scene. By adding a calming track emphasises the isolated the location where there are less people and therefore little help as well.



This short siding shot gives the screen a large room for the antagonist to "creep up" behind the protagonist who is usually unaware of the situation except the audience. This is an example of dramatic irony within the film. This type of shot also conveys a sense of isolation which in this case is the whole theme of our film opening.