Applying Narrative theory to the Opening scene of ATB and SM

Applying Narrative theory to the Opening scene of ATB

Attack the Block has a linear narrative that goes from the beginning to the end. The opening scene is therefore a very linear scene. The scene starts with Sam walking from the train station to the block. This is the equilibrium. The disruption is when Sam spots Moses and his gang. This is also the recognition, because in this part, Sam knows that there is a good chance that she is going to be mugged. The resolution is actually another disruption, which is the arrival of the first alien, which lets Sam escape, but signals the arrival of the alien invasion. For Sam, the new-equilibrium is her heading back to the block, after being mugged. However for Moses, their new-equilibrium is after they kill the first alien and take it back to the block.
The opening of the film immediately shows Strauss' theory of binary opposites. We have Black vs White and Rich vs Poor to set up the class between the gang and others like Sam and Brewis. The Idea of good vs bad is repeated throughout with the gang, who start off bad, become good as they fight the worse enemies like the alpines and Hi-Hatz.
There are also quite a few or Propps' character types like the Hero (Moses/Sam), The helpers (The rest of the gang), The villain (Hi-Hatz/ Aliens) and the Quest-giver (Aliens).

Applying Narrative theory to the Opening scene of SM
Slumdog Millionaire has a circular narrative were it Begins at the End. The Opening scene is split between Jamal on WWTBAM and his interrogation. Him on WWTBAM is the equilibrium, which is then cut with him being interrogated by the police for suspicion of cheating (Disruption and Recogniton) This is intercut to Jamal as a child in the slums playing with his friends. This is the New-equilibrium, which is et before anything else we have seen.
The opening scene has a lot of binary opposites. We see the difference between Rich and Poor as we watch Jamal and the host talk to each other on the game show, which shows how unaffected he is by the sense of getting money. We also see privileged life vs slum life when he is interrogated by the police. He is constantly ridiculed for being a slumdog by the cops, who both think that they re better than him.
There is a few of Propps' character types we see in the opening scene, The hero (Jamal), The villain (At this point there really isn't one, other than the bad cop), The quest sender (The good cop, that asks Jamal about his early life), and the Princess (Latika).

The effects of Film History on Attack the Block.

The effects of Film History on Attack the Block.

In this scene, there is a very chaotic and fast-paced chase scene. This scene and other like it, wouldn't have the same effect without some advancements in film history. The first of these are synchronised sound that was introduced in 1927. This makes the chase scene that much more action packed, as you can hear the dialogue of the boys showing their fear and desperation for getting away, as well as the sound of the monsters chasing them. This creates a scary and tense chase scene. Another example of vital improvements are the steadicam in the 1970s and hand held cameras in the 1950s. The handheld cameras allow for scenes to be shot outside of a set. This allows for the scene to be primarily set outside and for moveable possessions that gives the scene a flow of never-ending action. The steadicam technology allows for more stable fluid movements that don't look like they are being filmed by a person. This is used throughout the scene to show more fluid action and make the chase look seamless rather than having very little movement and lots of editing. The stead-cam allows for less editing as it is able to take longer more dynamic shots so less editing is need to make a good-looking scene. The last major advancements was the paramount case in 1952. This meant that companies could no longer own cinemas, crews ad cast. This meant that ATB can have multiple small companies helping out and a variety of small crews and cast. It also means that it can be shown in any cinemas. Without this case, the film would have struggled to be made, as it wouldn't have much in the way of cast and crew, and wouldn't be shown in  many major cinemas which would have heavily minimises its release.