Guardians of the Galaxy Opening Scene



The scene starts with a close up of a tape player which the main character starts playing music, the audience can then hear this diegetic music as clear as the character would be able to though his headphones. The director has done this because the characters actions then dances the rhythm of the music and mimics the lyrics in a comedic way. The character then  proceeds to kill small creatures that are trying to attack him. The creator has done this to give him the "badass" image. Another reason for featuring this in the scene is so that the audience then knows that he's very experienced in what he does and can already predict what the characters personality will be throughout the film. His personality will mostly be seen as funny and a very likeable person but some of the audience may dislike him as he may come across as "cocky" as soon as he makes his first appearance in the film.

The rest of the scene features medium and long shots. The director has done this so the audience can easily see his facial expressions, showing his emotions that being attacked by the creatures doesn't bother him in the slightest, and long shots to show his laid back movement and dancing though a dangerous environment.

The music used is a classic, not heard by many but still very recognisable. It is a "jolly" song and makes the audience think of the environment as a safe place due to the emotions they feel though the music. The creator may have done this so the audience sees the environment though the characters eyes, meaning not dangerous at all. The music also helps shape what the audience perceive the character as because of his comedic singing, dancing and sliding around. The audience may take a liking to the song which will create mutual similarity with them and the character, further connecting them which means they are more likely to enjoy the film. The creator has made the title scene like this because people judge others as  soon as they first see them. By making the character seem this way, it's very hard to find any bad points about him.

When the scene was edited, the director obviously made sure that there is no points where the character is just walking along. At every second he's either dancing, sliding or attacking and killing little creatures that are trying to injure him. He never shows any emotion towards them which makes the audience think of him as very laid back. Because the character is always active the audience never gets bored of the surroundings which are very significant to the film.

The style of font used is very futuristic. It stands out from the dark surroundings because the text is orange in colour where as the background is a very dark blue misty colour. Some of the opening titles are animated to follow the characters movement. For example there is a long shot of the character sliding in and out of frame, from left to right. This is where the titles follow his movement by wiping across the screen left to right, at the same speed of the character.

There are very few props used in the scene. These props include his tape player and a glowing orb that he carried though the cave. The lighting is very dark and "gloomy" which is unconventional for the characters laid back personality and the style of music that is played. The location is in a vast  cave which is another unconventional location for the characters mood and music that is played.