Analysis Of Opening Sequence 5- The Mummy

The Mummy was made in 1999 by Universal and was directed by Stephen Summers.

The narrative functions are:

• The opening sequence starts with a back story.
• The setting is Ancient Egypt.

The conventions displayed are:

• There are not many credits however are a few.

The characters introduced are:

• Imnotep- who is the man who kissed the woman.
• Pharo Seti.
• Anuck'sunamun- who is the girl and is one of the main characters.

Cinematography-

• Rich, royal colours are used.
• Most of setting is gold.
• There is a silhouette which is caused by back lighting which shows someone getting killed, this brings the rating down.

Cameras/editing:

• Graphic match.
• Grand music- building up.
• Camera sweeps across.
• Shows how big and grand the setting is.
• Also flashbacks.