Film analysis proposal

Scene Analysis proposal
Movie: Pearl Harbor (Disc 1)
Scene: Opening Scene
Length: 1:44
Description of Scene: The scene begins with background music and a long shot of hills and a sunset (which is also an establishing shot) when a plane flies in from the upper right hand side of the screen and flies towards the audience. The scene then cuts to a close up of the plane at a front view. Then the scene cuts to a close up of the sun as it is setting and the title “Pearl Harbor” appears. We then see the plane starting to land and the camera is tilting to follow the plane. Then a dolly shot is used to shoot the plane from the side beginning to land. Then there is a high angle shot of the plane so that the fields below it are visible and a dolly shot is again used to follow the plane. It then cuts to a scene of the fields and a barn and the plane flying in above it. As the plane is flying above the barn, the camera zooms into the barn. It then cuts to a scene which shows a long shot of two boys playing in a run down car made out to be an airplane and making airplane and shooting noises. It then begins to zoom out and cuts to a high angle shot scene where the two boys are standing on a railing and the plane is flying above their heads in slow motion and the boys’ heads follow it as it flies by. At this moment the music gets louder and then begins to quiet down as it cuts to a scene where a dolly shot captures the plane landing and coming to a stop.