Opening Sequences 02 - Star Trek

From the opening of Star Trek into darkness we are brought into the location and genre of the film, we can see from the text on the screen that tells us that they are on a different planet than earth which immediately suggests to the audience that this is a science fiction film. This is followed by the non-diegetic sounds of wildlife from the particular planet. The camera then zooms in rather quickly from a birds eye view to what appears to be someone running away from an army of aliens.The music really picks up the pace when the camera cuts to a closer view of the person who is frantically being chased. The character appears to be holding something in their hand, which suggests that this person has taken something that army of angry natives want back. This is another indication of another genre this film is categorized in, as a chase is something you would frequently see in an action film.The plot of the opening is later made clear to be a rescue mission, and the character that was being chased,that is revealed to be Captain Kirk stole something as a way to get the aliens out of harms way of a active volcano.

The science fiction element of the film and the time is made apparent again when the spaceship flies round, which indicates that this film is set somewhere in the future. In the opening there is a contrast between the sounds that are going on from the inside of the spaceship and the outside of it. On the outside it's very loud, with explosions going on, as they are inside the volcano that's about to erupt but on the inside of the ship all of the outside explosions is almost in a way dimmed down. The explosions are still made noticeable from the inside of the ship as there are slight rumbles in the background that matches the shaking of the camera, showing that ship is being affected by whats going on around it. The music changes and when Spock drops into the volcano from the ship. The pace of the music at this point gets slower and it becomes louder and intense which conveys a sense of danger, indicating the character is in a life threatening situation.