2nd Textual Analysis: Casino Royale

At the start of the film Casino Royale, the production and distribution companies are first shown(MGM and Columbia). The scene then fades out and starts off with a black and white effect. At the opening scene of the film, an establishment shot of a story building is shown, this is to tell the audience where the scene is set or the location. After the establishment shot a car parks in front of the building, this is then followed by a superimpose on the screen ''Prague, Czech Republic'', this shows the audience which country and city the scene is taking place. After that, the shot cuts to a low angle shot of a man coming out of the car, this shows how significant and important the man is. A medium shot of him in a lift is seen, this is followed by a long shot of him wallking to an office. In the office as he puts his hat down, we see an eye-line match of him looking at the mirror, this is followed by a non-diegetic sound of a high pitch note signifying the tension, we then hear James Bond talking, this is then followed by a reaction shot and a eye-line match of the man looking at James Bond. The man then sits in a chair, a close-up shot of a gun is shown in the draw while he sits down. Series of medium shots is then used in order for the audience to follow the dialogue. The shot is then cut to James Bond fighting a guy in a toilet, after the fighting scene, the scene is then cut back to James Bond and the man, but this time the man is pointing the gun at James Bond.

In the opening sequence of Casino Royale, we see the main character of the film (James Bond) and the production and distrubiton companies of the film, the first scene tells us that James Bond is sort of like a spy, due to the fact that, he appeared in the office before the man opened door, his costumes and props of him wearing a suite also shows his an important person. The opening sequence also shows that James Bond is on a mission as he recaps events in the past.