The opening of Taken

I have rented the film 'Taken' which has inspired my storyline of my film.

00.00 - 00.20 - 20th Century Fox - Home Entertainment
00.23 - Twentieth Century Fox Presents over black background
Non-Diegetic sound is quickly over the filming
00.29 - Filming begins with a grainy effect (as if a home video)
(All credits fade in and out by word over the top of the film)
00.36 - "A Europacorp M6 Films Grive Productions co-production"
00.44 - "With the participation of Canal+, TPS Star & M6
00.58 - Flashback of the home video ends including non-diegetic sound
1.04 - "Liam Neeson"
1.12 - "A film by Pierre Morel"
1.20 - "Written by Luc Besson & Robert Mark Kamen"
1.26 - "Taken" appears next to a photograph
1.29 - Scene changes to a street and "Taken" appears again
1.39 - Dialogue starts as the scene has changed to the main actor entering a shop
1.57 - With use of the dialogue you begin to see the main actor's care for his daughter
2.04 - Scene changes to see main actor wrapping the gift he brought perfectly, showing more of his character

I like this example as an influence because although it is classed as the genre of thriller/action, it has a steady start which reveals the background of the main actor. It does not over load the screen with credits.

It uses a flashback to begin with and makes it appear to be the main actor's dream. I want to use the technique of a flashback to show the audience what is going to happen but not all of it.

The use of the subtle non-diegetic music creates an atmosphere which makes the audience feel uneasy. This shows that it is not going to be a happy film but a thriller style based.

I have taken this film as an example as I want to use a few techniques which this sequence involves. Including the steady beginning, not involving too much action although my flashbacks will be more striking and the minimum amount of dialogue.