London to Brighton

ANALYSING INTRODUCTION: LONDON TO BRIGHTON (2006)

London to brighton, directed by Paul Andrew Williams which was funded by the UK film council or B.F.I as it is more commonly known today.

The film opens, with ‘the national lottery’ (who provided money to fund the film) followed by the production company. The next thing to appear is ‘London 3;07am, this has been used to inform the audience of the time/ setting before  any images actually come up. The titles themselves don’t tell us anything about the film in particular due to them being written in a simplistic manor with no sound or music in the background.

 The film starts with a woman, with Kelly, whose face is bruised and swelling, and a young girl, Joanne, who is crying and distressed bursting into what appears to be a public toilet. Although, perhaps the 2 characters being in the same situation, we seem to gain different feelings/ views towards them, ie, we feel sympathetic for Joanne who is made to look vulnerable and scares however Kelly gives impressions of anger and aggressiveness.

During the opening sequence we can see that these people are in some kind of trouble, setting the scene and informing us that it is perhaps of the gritty-crime genre. By the way the characters look and act, we can see they are panicked and worried by someone or something. This has been done, cleverly to conjure questions in the viewers mind such as; who are they, why are they in this situation, what is their relationship etc. and ultimately make the audience want to continue watching to find these answers.