'Hanna' Film Opening Analysis

Shot One:

• The film opens with a wide set angle camera shot showing an icy river, somewhere in the arctic. The editors have started with a basic landscape with little to no variation of colour so that the audience can focus on the text.
• The opening credits start showing and the first to come up is the producers name. Notice only the name is in larger lettering so that fans of this man can immediately become interested in the film. 

Shot Two:

• This shot reveals Hanna yet still hides her facial features. Hanna's face, and any part of skin really, is hidden until the very end of the opening to keep her identity a secret - a connotation of her hiding in the woods from society. 
• Medium long shot is used here whilst she is crouched down, making her hunting skills seem less intimidating.

Shot Three:

• In this screen grab, you can see the lead character, Hanna, is only partially seen again through the surrounding trees; another hint at protection of identity. 
• A medium shot is used here, to just about show the bow and arrow she is about to use to hunt. At this moment, the audience is only focused on the anticipation of what she is about to do.

Shot Four:

• An extreme close up is sued here to focus on Hanna's eye, emphasising on the aim she is focused on in order to 'shoot for the heart.'
• The bright blue eye that is really the only thing visible in this shot is a complimentary colour for the surrounding landscape, almost camouflaging her.

Shot Five:

• As she is running through the forest, chasing the deer, the camera cuts to the POV shot from the deers perspective.
• The camera uses high angle shots for this while the edges of the frame are burred to imitate the dying animal's sight. The camera also moves at a very quick pace to emphasise on this. 

Shot Six:

•  Medium close ups have been used here to follow Hanna running after the deer she has just shot.
• The simple background of the arctic sky draws attention away from the beautiful landscape and instead on the 'not-so-beautiful' event that is happening in this scene.

Shot Seven:

•  In this shot, the camera has used low angle shots to exaggerate on the fallen deer and the huge mass of it.
• Looking up on the animal in this way really makes it look lifeless and for a second, makes Hanna look like thee one in the wrong. This death is a crucial ending to the opening scene of the whole film. 

Shot Eight:

• This is a low angle shot and an extreme close up of the deer's eyes after the have rolled back, once it has been killed.
• It is not shown clearly in the shot but Hanna is [at this point] standing over the animal. Her reflection is being shown in the light reflected from the deer's eye. This really puts the event into perspective and the power humans have over other living things is present. 

Shot Nine:

• In this final close up before the opening scene ends, Hanna has removed the scarf from her face and her facial features are now visible. Perhaps a hint at the fact she is now willing to reveal her identity now that the hunting has been done. 
• Moments into this shot, the first line of dialogue in the film is spoken "I just missed your heart." -She is talking to the animal as if it were a living, talking human, clearly the very opposite of the truth.

Conclusion:

These opening shots are already making it apparent that this is an action packed film, perhaps with mystery and murder involved. The film has also already hinted at the topic of 'taboo', as even the opening scene of this film has shown a young girl, who lives in the arctic, out to be capable of killing a large wild animal, which clearly is far from societal norms.