Opening Scene - Children of Men

• Sound bridge from ident brings us into the scene and gives a background to the setting
• blue/grey lighting - very dark and depressing
• stillness of actors around Owen causes emphasis to be put on him - clear to audience that he is the most important
• very long mid shot - allows audience to build a relationship with the character and see how he interacts with his surrounding
• long wide shot - surveys the setting and gives the audience an idea of what state the world is in
• after the bomb blast the camera takes on a 'hand held' effect showing the chaos and confusion of the scene
• constantly a lot of busy diegetic sounds and dialogue - this makes the scene more bold and interesting for the audience