The film opens with a black and white shot of a building using a “dutch ” angle along with low key lighting these creates at tense atmosphere.
Because of the low key lighting the man leaving the car is represented as a “bad guy.”
Then some sinister non diegetic music begins to play adding more tension to the opening.
The “bad guy ” enters a lift, there is a close up of the floor counter in the lift to create a sense of anticipation and excitement.
The “bad guy ” enters the office and bon swivels round sitting at his desk, a shot reverse shot then takes place as bon and the villain have a conversation.
As the conversation climaxes with bond pulling out his gun the light becomes over exposed and intense.
You then hear a diegetic gunshot, this tells you that the villain has been killed.
Bond and the villain are wearing suits this connotes that they are professional and classy.
Macro features
This film has been made to reboot the franchise as it is the first movie with the Daniel Craig as the new “bond.”
There is then a title over the opening shot that’s says “Prague ” Czech Republic, this gives away the location as it would be unrecognisable if the director wants to keep the “gritty ” opening theme as no landmarks could be shown in full colour.
As the the two characters converse there is a flashback, this can also be called a intransitive narrative, it tells a previous story whilst explaining the current plot because after the flashback you know that this man is bonds second kill so he will achieve “double 0 ” status.
As bond shoots the guy the trademark “down the barrel shot ” occurs this is synonymous with all bond films as soon as you see this shot you know your watching a bond film.
The credits are themed towards the film as they contain animation of card suits as the title is named casino royal.
The iconic "down the barrel" shot.
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