Opening Sequence - The Dark Knight

The Dark Knight This film starts off with the product companies. they last for around 50 seconds. we then get a crane shot of a city which slowly zooms into a building. as we are zooming in the music slowly builds tension until the window is smashed

we then cut to a single man who is holding a clown mask in his left hand and a bag over his shoulder. this could be a hint at a main character but is not confirmed. A car then pulls up and the music suddenly changes, it makes the scene fit the role for the action genre. we then have some tracking shots of the characters entering the bank as they fire there guns. the film cross cuts between the bank and the rooftop where other characters are hacking the phone system.
whilst the robbers in the bank are taking hostages we then see another character trying to break into the bank vault. all of the robbers are wearing similar masks so we can clearly identify which characters are which.
The music in this opening scene is vital for the film to be successful as it changes its pace to keep up with the visuals on screen.

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