Jonny English;
In Jonny English we are straight away introduced to the main protagonist who pushes bushes out the way to show a extreme close up of his face. This tells us he is going to be the lead character in the film. It sets the scene early on, as a rural castle. This immediately tells the viewers its going to be a dark and early opening. Guarded by dangerous dogs the films genre is soon broadcast as a comedy/drama. When he leads the dogs away from him with two squeaky toys we soon see this. The music played in the background has a James Bond sound to it. It starts off very slow but as the opening picks up momentum so does the music getting faster into action sounding. This is showing it can also be considered as a drama. 
The film begins with a high to low tracking shot which ends up with an extreme close up of Jonnys face. This shows he is lead character and the protagonist. In this shot he is looking up at the castle thinking deeply. It shows the castle from a long shot looking up at it to show its power and big presence. We then see him running to the castle. It starts from a medium close up slowly moving up from his feet to show him running. At this point we can tell Jonny is heading for the castle and has a cunning plan. The same can be said for when he is walking up the stairs. It starts from a close up of his feet slowing panning upwards to show his whole body. When he enters the room we see him picking up a letter this tracks his hand picking it up back up to his face to see his reaction. The last part were he is caught by the women with a gun we see many different camera movements all in one. Over the shoulder shots is the main one we see. (We also see over such as zoom and tracking). The ending clip ends with an extreme close up of Jonny asleep kissing in mid-air. 
When the film starts we can immediately tell it’s a drama because of the music being played in the background. It is James Bond sound-alike music. Titles are super imposed over the footage including who is staring in the film. It starts of at a slow pace following him into the castle. As we see him in the castle the music soon changes pace and builds of speed and tension. However it all stops when a gun is pointed in his face. As he turns around to greet the women and move the gun out the way romantic music soon played to add to the atmosphere of his dream. The film first fades in from black to dark scenery. We see one jump cut in the opening scene. It happens when he is running to the castle. It starts off with him running with no sight of the castle in the background. There is a quick jump from this though and we soon see the castle in the background with Jonny still running. Shot reverse shot is first established in the beginning of the film when he is speaking to the women. It shows about four different shot reverse shots of him and the women exchanging words. The ending of the opening scene fades out to white. This is because he is in a dream. It shows Jonny asleep after this kissing mid-air. The lighting in all the scenes is dimmed as the scene is set at night. When he enters the castle in the room lighting is turned on when the women first enters the room this is used to create tension.
Jonny’s costume in the opening scene is a ‘Bond style’ of clothing. His all black suit with gloves thrown in is almost an imitation of a character like James Bond. The set inside the castle is old fashioned but got many features that make it look expensive like. The wallpaper and lamps show this by looking so rich and powerful.
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