Drama
This opening scene has been the most powerful, yet simplest I have ever seen. Sometimes the basic ideas can be the most effective. What I like about this short clip is how it portrays this simpleness into an extremely powerful opening.
It starts with a closeup shot of this young man, in a dark room with only natural light, possibly shining from a window behind, creating a bright outline of the characters face. No music is playing in the background, until a voice talks over this slowly rotating footage of the actor. The voice, like the opening, is simple and not very dramatic, but very strong.
His head is slowly lowered creating mystery for the audience of what emotions he is portraying or situations he could have been in.
From the close up shots, only one clip follows in this opening. This still medium shot of the character in a dark room shows emotion and mystery. The voice says a statement and the opening ends to lead onto the beginning of this young mans story.
I would like to film some shots inspired by this director, Ian Curtis, as I like how strong they are. I think I could try to make them as powerful like he has.
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