The opening 3 minutes of the comedy spoof ‘Hot Shots!’ is designed to make the audience wonder ‘what on earth is going on’ as a variety of mediums are used to introduce them to the film and what it is aiming to convey to the audience it’s take on the film ‘Top Gun’. These mediums include the use of props such as ‘nuclear bombs’(which crash into each other and yet do not explode) and a suitcase rack to purely increase the audiences’ laughter and enjoyment and to set them up for the rest of the film.
The lighting in the opening 3 minutes is all natural as most of it takes place on board an aircraft carrier. The editing used is fast to show the stress on board the carrier as an operation is about to begin. This fact is also highlighted by the non diagetic music ‘Danger Zone’ which is played for all of the scenes onboard the carrier and by the fast tracking shot as a fighter plane blasts off the runway.
In my opinion the opening three minutes of ‘Hot Shots!’ is a fantastic opening because it, in effect throws all conventions out of the window and really does create an enigma of ‘what’s going on’ and as such implores the audience to continue watching the film through to the very end.
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