Film Opening Research #1 The Train to Busan

The Train to Busan

To begin the conversation about movie premieres, I chose the film Train to Busan. The journey of a father and daughter as they seek to survive the first wave of the apocalypse is shown in this film. Within the opening sequences of Train to Busan, there are exactly 10 titles shown. It begins with three large production companies each introducing themselves. After that, it lists the important groups and investors who contributed to the film's production, the production crew, and the title. Unlike many other movies, the opening sequence is a real scene that includes a lot of background information. Despite the fact that it is a continuous video, the camera focuses on a variety of subjects, including people wearing hazmat suits, chemical disinfectants, and, most notably, a deer that comes back to life after being ran over. It's evident that they're in the proximity of harmful materials because practically everyone in the first shot is wearing safety gear. This has a very negative connotation, as safety cannot be guaranteed, and each individual is put in grave danger.Although it has already been mentioned, technology was used in a variety of ways to produce an effective opening. The camera angles and transitions, such as the POV view and slow pan, play a big role in this. Both are employed in critical sequences to create suspense and build up audience anticipation. There's also sound, such as when one of the characters runs over a deer and splatters. There was also the sound of bones crushing as it came back to life.The multi-layered nature of the film is one of the strategies used to appeal to the film's target demographic. People can take away a variety of things from viewing Train to Busan, including the emotional intensity and themes of empathy and class struggle. This film provides nonstop fun at every turn, which may explain why it was so highly received not only in Korea but also in the United States.