Batman, The dark knight opening sequence analysis

In the opening sequence of The dark knight there is a variety of interesting and well uses techniques embedded within the first few scenes.

In the picture above this is an establishing shot of the area and also the character in shot here.

The shot shown above is a birds eye view shot that is used effective as it creates a tense action atmosphere showing how high up the characters zip lining across are.

This particular shot from the opening sequence is an over the shoulder shot of the back character in the showing the outside area establishing the city and also showing multiple characters with clown masks furthermore informing the audience of them being in a group of characters set together.

 This particular shot is very effective as it highlights the passenger here by using the concepts of depth of field as in this shot they have recorded with a shallow depth of field therefore making this close character in focus and anything behind out of focus.

The shot shown above used a dolly to track around the room showing the character in front running around the bank and also establishing the location.

In conclusion The dark knight uses a variety of interesting and effective shots and camera movement to establish and create an interesting setting throughout the initial opening sequence.