The opening title sequence of Sexy Beast

 

Sexy beast 

Scene 1,  it starts with a worm's eye view of the sun and diegetic sounds of crickets in the heat. The credits are introduced in a strong purple colour. You can then hear an older man speaking saying sentences such as: 'Oh yeah!' 'Bloody hell' 'I'm sweating here' 'Roasting, boiling, baking' This is a diegetic sound of an older man speaking this is done to make the audience feel uncomfortable.      

Scene 2, we then transition to the older man with a birds-eye view of him laying on a sunbed. We continue to hear the diegetic sound of the crickets and him continuing with uncomfortable sentences, said in a very neutral tone. A strong natural light is being used in this shot, and props such as beer bottles are used indicating that he has drunk quite a lot. The credits continue to present themselves from the left side of the screen to the right. The fact that he is showing himself to be enjoying the heat this much indicates that he does not live in this location and is there for other reasons such as a holiday, this is also indicated by his accent which is very Liverpudlian.    

Scene 3, in this scene we are shown a side profile mid-shot of this character laying on the sunbed. Non-diegetic cheerful music starts to play as he sits up. From the style of the house in the background, we can assume that he is either in Spain or Portugal. Natural sunlight is still being used in this scene as well as Peaches by the Stranglers is playing(non-diegetic). 

   Scene 4, we as an audience are shown an over the shoulder shot of a young boy grooming the side of the pool, natural light is used for this scene as well. The boy is shown to not really be trying but more that he is bored. The non-diegetic music continues and the man and boy start to have a conversation about how the boy should put his back into it. In this scene, we are shown a close up of the boy and man as they are speaking, the transitions are fast. Credits continue to appear in a strong purple font. The boy starts to mess around indicating a good relationship between the two. 

 

Scene 5, we are taken back to a birds-eye view shot of the man putting a wet towel on himself, then laying back down on the sunbed. Natural strong light is still used throughout this shot. The non-diegetic music increases and we can see him laying on the bed and the pool with two hearts in it, this could be there to reflect a potential love interest.

Scene 6, there is a switch in focus towards a woman who is driving through an empty countryside, the audience does not see her face as she is shown with an over the shoulder shot, natural sunlight is continued to be used. The non-diegetic music continues. 

Scene 7, We are shown a far mid-shot of the house, in natural sunlight. It shows us that the house is on its own.

 Scene 8, we are taken back to the older man with a mid-shot of him asking the boy to grab some beers this also indicates that they have a good relationship. Credits continue to be present throughout the scenes. Natural lighting is still used. We are then shown the man struggling to stand up with a mid-shot of his torso, which gives an ironic twist to the title that is shown in the middle of this, the title is then frozen in place for 5 seconds as he tries to step over the sunbed. The upbeat music continues throughout the scene.

    

Scene 9, the older man then walks to the side of the poor holding a hand fan indicating he is hot and this is done using a mid-shot, the shot changes into an over the shoulder shot of the man looking over the pool st the what is assumed to be Spanish countryside, el campo. Natural sunlight is still used for this shot. The song continues to play.

Scene 10, the camera then transitions onto a bolder which is rolling down the hill behind him, this is shown with a mid-shot of it rolling down the hill as well as with a go pro shot attached to the bolder so that you roll with the bolder. Natural sunlight is still used with this shot. Diegetic sound is used to hear the bolder rolling. The shot transitions between the olf man who is oblivious of what is behind him(mid-shot) and the boulder rolling down (mid-shot).

 

Scene 11, an eye-level shot of the pool shows the boulder splash into it. A diegetic splash is heard. We then transition back to the older man that is now soaked by this boulder looking into the pool(mid-shot). The man is shown not to be bothered by what just happened which tells the audience that he is used to these types of near-death events. As the bolder hits the water the music stops. Finally, there is a mid-shot of the boy jumping into the pool to see and check that it was a boulder.