Godfather Opening Scene

Use of Camera: We get a black screen at the beginning, this add the effect of a mystery as we can't tell who the character is that is narrating. This also means that we can't figure out the story line of the film. We then get a close up  of a man, this allows us to see what this character looks like in a high amount of detail. We later on get a medium shot of him, this allows us to see his body expressing that he is stressed and is also upset.

Use of sound: At the beginning of Godfather we hear slow paced trumpets. This adds he effect that it could be building up to something big or  it may be a celebration. After the music we get a males voice narrating over the top, this makes us think that the main character of this film is likely to be a male. We can tell by the sound of his voice that he is angry due to the volume and intensity but can also tell he is upset as he is quivering whilst talking.

Use of titles: The film title at the beginning of the film shows us the name in very bold font, this is to make it stand out. The picture of someone using puppet strings shows that this film may be about an individual controlling others in order to get what they want.

Mise en Scene:  He is wearing a very smart suit. This makes us think that he may be very rich and an important powerful character. Normally when we see people in suits in a dark location with a foreign accent we normally tend to think of them as the antagonist for the film.

Editing: The camera starts to slowly zoom out, this is good as it will all us as the audience to see the background in which the character is in and to see what they are doing.

What we find out about the story: We don't find out a lot in the opening scene to the Godfather but from what the main character is staying we find out about a girl who has been beaten and that this man is very angry and upset about it. Therefore i think this film may end up being about a man who is trying to get revenge.

What find out about characters?
We don't find out a lot at the opening scene about the characters but what we do find is that the main character is talking about something that has previously happened and that he may be an aggressive but also emotional person.

who is the target audience and why?
The target audience may be adults as it seems to have a slightly confusing story line but also makes references to severe violence so may stress young viewers.