Step
Up: Miami Heat is about a flash dance mob that has entered a YouTube contest to
win 10,000 dollars. To win they have to be the first channel to reach 100,000
viewers. Emily arrives in Miami in hope to join professional dance school
called Wind Wood. After getting an internship she is told to find her
inspiration and so she joins the flash mob. Her and Sean, the leader of the
mob, then have to work together to save the local neighbourhood from Emily's
dad building an expensive hotel there. I think this movie is aimed at most ages
as it is easy to follow and a fun movie.
The movie is a rom-com
and a drama. The opening sequence shows the Mob dancing their first flash mob. Having their first dance shown in the
opening sequence draws the viewer in as they are left wondering why the Mob
chose to do a flash mob and what their aim of it was. It is fast moving and
interesting to watch as the speed keeps the viewers attention as well as having
lots happening in a short period of time. The music in the background matches
this as it is also fast and matches what is going on in the scene. The
narrative of the opening sequence is to mainly introduce the Mob.
The camera in the opening sequence is constantly changing
angles on the dancers showing the audience what each of them is doing and when.
Not only this but it also shows each of the audience in the movies reactions.
There is a feeling of excitement throughout everyone watching which is passed
onto the viewers . This would keep them interested in the movie and want to see
what else happens. Having both at the same time shows a verity of people which
hypes up the excitement in the scene and in the audience. Also, showing the audience
reinforces the fact that the dance is totally random and unexpected. The camera
shots also have close ups of different dance groups. This shows how much verity
of dance moves they have and their styles. Having so much swapping around
confuses the viewer and as they are showing o much in such a short space of
time it draws their interest even more as they see so much. The speed and the
attention to detail adds to the atmosphere in the scene.
The editing is also important in this scene.
The speed of the camera work swapping from place to pace is due to the editing.
Having it as smooth and fast moving means that the viewer doesn’t get board and
want to stop watching. In this opening sequence it is showing short clips of
the spray paint artists doing the logo of The Mob on screens of glass. Only
showing short parts of it, the stages from beginning to end, keeps the viewers interest
as they want to know what is being made. This is another factor that would keep
the viewers interested, as they would want to see what the graffiti artist was
working towards.
After the opening sequence I think that the audience would want to know
why these dancers were shown shutting down a street to do a flash mob. They
would also want to know how the story leads on from this, and if they are going
to do any other dances. This opening sequence is very cleaver as it doesn’t
give anything about the story away which would lead the viewer to wonder what
the point of it was.
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