The fugitive first film Analyses

1. FilmOpeningAnalysis
The fugitive
The Filmstarts withthe WarnerBrothers logoand thenskipsto the producingperson. The letters
are designedinthe coloursof the police department (blue) andthere isamusicbuildingupslowly.
On a beatthe Name of the mainactor HarrisonFord appears. Importanttonotice isthat firstof all
the Name Harrisonand thenFord appear.Thiswasmade possible,because the actorwasandstill is
so famous,so that people onlyneedtosee “Harrison”andthere know whichperson ismeantwith
that .The main actors are all gettingmusical beatsandthentheirnamesappear. Itappearsas
synchronoussound.
The firstof the Movie was an establishingshotof abigcity, followingthatminorimportantActor
Namesappear. Thensuddenlyablackand white flashbacktellsthe storyof a womanbeing
murdered.Thatand the at the beginningappearingpolice sirensindicatesthatthe genre of the
movie istoplace in the crime franchise. Thisisgettingintensified due toafocus onthe deadwoman
to reallytell the viewerthatthispersonisdead.
Then transitionona crime scene. Anincomingambulance hasthe name of the location,the city
“Chicago”.Nowthe viewerdefinitelyknowsthatthere are watchingacrime movie.Furtherthisis
gettingemphasisedbecauseof manypolice cars usedin that scene and furtherwe are gettingthe
shotof the house where police officersare takingphotographstosave evidence.
Thenthe main actor Harrisonford appearscovertinblood andscratches onhis back whichcouldtell
the viewerthathe isthe murderof the woman(hiswife).Officersin trenchcoats appearandtake
himin a detective vehicle forfurtherquestioning.(The factthattheyare takinghimin a detective
car isemphasisingthatthe detectivesjustwantto questionhim, if he wasunderarresthe would
have had handcuffsandwouldbe putina normal patrol car) Thena reporterprovidesthe viewer
withbasicinformation, whichthe viewerneedstounderstandforthe film.