B. Jurassic Park Research Task

Some of the first camera shots used in the opening of Jurassice Park is a close up shot. This shot is used to create tension. Tenion is created as the close ups of the characters faces shows the expressions and the expressions convey fear. This creates tension as this happens before they show the cage that the dinosaur is in. A midshot is used at the very beginning but then zooms into a close up shot. This is done to emphasize the facial expression of the character. Another shot that is used in the opening scene is a high angle shot. This is used to again create tension as the shot as it emphasizes the size of the crate with the dinosaur in side compared to the size of the humans. Another shot that is used to emphasize the size of the dinosaur is a low angle shot. This is used to show the shear size if the dinosaur inside the crate and puts into perspective the task that the keepers have on their hands to safely get the dinosaur in the enclosure.

The sound used at the beginning of the opening scene is rustling of the the trees. This is done to create tension as the viewer does not know what is causing the rustling behind the tree. There is also slight grunting sound from a animal which suggests that is the thing causing the rustling in the trees. Another thing that is used is ambient sound. This is used when they are lowering the crate down and all of the workers are helping guiding it in. The ambient sound is the workers shouting to guide in the crate. The sound suggests that there are a lot of people involved with getting this crate down onto the ground. This emphasizes the fact of how dangerous the dinosaur is as there are multiple people trying to help with the big crate. The sound of the equipment such as the forklift are part of the ambient sound.This also adds to the representation of regional identity.

Editing in the opening scene of Jurassic park is very simple and only really involves straight cuts. This is done at the beginning to paint the picture in the audiences minds that everything is running smoothly with regards to the transfer of the dinosaur. There is straight cuts and the shots last around 5+ seconds. The pace in which the shots occur when the guy is being attacked increases. The editing is used at this point to create tension and to emphasize the action which is going on. Straight cuts are still used but the shots and the length of the shots is shortened through editing. This therefore creates tension.

Mise en scene is used in this opening sequence to represent the keepers of the dinosaur enclosure. This is done through the costumes. The characters in the opening sequence are seen wearing desert coloured hiking gear which represents the look of what a typical zoo keeper would wear. The cowboy hats the the keepers wear also helps to represent the look of a keeper.
Props are used for mise en scene in the opening sequence of Jurassic park to create tension. This is done by using the prop of a gun and stun gun. This prop helps to emphasize the task at hand and that the task of moving the dinosaur is dangerous. This creates tension.
The set in which they are filming also helps to represent the wild like feel that they want for Jurassic park. The scenery is all green and tropical, this helps to represent the feel of wilderness which is associated with dinosaurs.
Lighting is used in a interesting way in the opening of Jurassic park. The lighting is visible in most of the shots and is used to show that it is night time when they are moving the dinosaur. This helps to add to tension as they are trying to perform such a big task in the middle of the night, The lighting also shows that the place in which they are transporting this dinosaur is not very well lit up, again adding to the severity of the task.