Apocalypse Now : opening scenes

 

                                                                     part two

                

 Briefly analyse how the opening scenes of Apocalypse Now uses the elements of film form to create meaning and  audience response  and how you feel this is setting up the content, themes , narrative and attitude to heroism and war in the rest of the film   

Cinematography

(   camera angles/framing / movement , lighting and colour )

Editing  

( cuts and transitions , use of montage and multiple layers  , order of shots, narrative structure )  

Mise-en-scene

( settings, props,costume, iconic and meaningful objects and imagery )

Sound 

( use of music,sound effects and any dialogue )

Performance

( posture,body language , non-verbal communication , physique and physical performance  )