Bourne Ultimatum opening scene analysis

Camera - The Bourne Ultimatum  has a big range of both camera movements and angles. A lot of the shooting involved camera men holding the camera freehand and almost shaking the camera as they follow a character in a chase. The idea of this was to make the chases more intense and make the audience feel as if they were almost following the chase themselves. There is a mix of high angle close up shots looking down and tracking the footsteps of Bourne, long shots of Bourne as he goes past a particular area as if somebody is looking onto the chase. This enables the audience to clearly see he is injured as he has a limp. There are alot of close up shots as he goes through the chase sequence showing that he has no particular emotion about what he is doing. Also the camera is constantly cutting from shots of Bourne to shots of the police following him. this keeps the audience updated with the chase and lets them see if the police are getting any closer to tracking him down.
Mise en Scene - In this film actor Matt Damon wears a very simple set of clothes. He wears black jeans, a dark blue t-shirt and a black jacket. The dark colours help to add to the dark effect they are trying to achieve with the character and as the clothes are very normal and everyday, it gives the audience a chance to associate with him. It shows that when Bourne woke up for the first time after suffering from amnesia, he thought he was just a normal person and represents this through the clothes that he wears. Another good part of the mise en scene in this film are the props. In the chase sequence Bourne is holding a pistol representing him as the villain and there are all sorts of police vehicles including cars and helicopter after him. This helps show the severity of the trouble he is in and makes the audience wonder how he is going to get away.

Editing - The film is a complete action packed chase from start to finish and the editing helps accompany this very well. Editor Christopher Rouse used a series of quick cuts from start to finish keeping the action quick and exiting. The concept is that anything could happen in the blink of an eye so keeps the audience very exited to see what is going to happen next. The way Bourne's mind works is that he is constantly on the move and constantly thinking different things. In order for the audience to be able to relate to this Rouse used this method of quick editing so that the audience almost feels what he is feeling.
Sound -  The sound in The Bourne Ultimatum linked in with the picture extremely well. There is a good mixture of diegetic and non-diegetic sound that makes the film a lot more exiting than it would be without it. Throughout the chase seen you can hear very fast paced and high energy music that keeps helps to keep the audience relate to the constantly moving character. Throughout the chase scene you can constantly hear diegetic sound such as police sirens and police talking and shouting, making the audience constantly aware that he is still being chased.