1. Opening 2 minute
Analysis -Cloverfield

2. The first thing that the audience see is
the beginning of a camera tape, as if the
audience are viewing back footage of
the events that happened on that night
in New York, this is done for a reason to
make the film seem as real as possible,
almost like a documentary.
At the bottom you can see a counter
which counts the time like a usual hand
held camera does.
The titles appear like just like a tape
recording camera if you would view it
back however it says ‘Property of the U.S
Government’ which shows that the
camera is connected to the incident in
the movie and this is serious business
affecting the whole of the U.S.A.
We hear a buzzing sound as if the
camera is not properly working or it
needs to be fixed. The changes in
pitch of the sound creates tension
which is significant because this film is
a sci-fi/horror.
Silence is also often used because it
also highlights the fact that the
audience don’t know what is going on
and are slightly confused at the
beginning.

3. The motivated cut from the title
sequence starts with the main
protagonist walking to his apartment
window in New York. His apartment
tells us about the characters in the
movie that they are quite wealthy; the
view from the window overlooking New
York in the morning is significant
because in the next few hours later the
whole city is destroyed by an
alien/monster.
Quite low-key lighting is also used (as
it’s the morning) which has
connotations with mystery and
tension. From the beginning of the
film we see the city as
normal, however as the film
progresses into night time things begin
to change.