[RG] Opening Analysis

Trainspotting

-The film opens with a steady cam shot of two characters running away from security in a busy street. At first, the audience doesn't know why they are running.
-The camera cuts to ground level and you can see the feet of the main character as he runs and objects falling to the ground from his pockets. The audience can then deduce that the man has just robbed somewhere.
-There is a low angled shot as the man runs down a small set of stairs which snaps to a point of view angle of him running down the road.
-This point of view switches to another point of view shot of a driver as he hits the man in his car.
-A name title pops up and then there is the first cut to a new scene of him smoking.
-This cuts to a scene of characters playing football where their name titles are shown.
-There are then continuous cuts between the smoking scene and the football scene as the main character falls down.

-The whole opening is accompanied by narration as there is no other dialogue and the tone and words used set the theme of the movie. The song Lust for Life by Iggy Pop is also constantly accompanying the opening and gives the footage an upbeat, late 80s/90s feel, that is effective at fitting the theme and running sequence.