Film Openings - Harry Potter and The Order Of The Phoenix (Background Information & Narrative) // Research

Background Information:

Harry Potter and The Order Of The Phoenix (2007)
Director: David Yates
Studio: Heyday Films
Success?
 -Box Office: $939,885,929
 -Awards:
    -European Film Awards, Won, Best Film (2008)
    -BAFTA Awards, Nominated, Best Production Design (2008)
         and many more..

Narrative:

The opening scene starts with the 'Warner Bros. Pictures' ident and then the Harry Potter title. Accompanying this is the iconic Harry Potter music. A high angle establishing shot is shown of a mainly urban (but slightly rural as fields are in the distance) area. We are then brought to a park where a close up of a boy (Harry Potter) is sitting on a swing. He then talks to another boy who is with a group of friends. The mood of the scene quickly changes from quite bright to suddenly dark and creepy as the boy winds up Harry Potter. The boy's group of friends soon run away as they are scared leaving Harry Potter and the boy to run and try and escape the unusual change of weather. They then enter a subway where they are found by unusual creatures that try and attack them. The scene ends with Harry saving both him and the boy by using magic and the unusual creature flying away.