An Artistic Interpretation of The Film Opening

Overall, this movie was created in order to portray the story of the consequences of a terrible incident that was incited by the overuse and abuse of a very violent video game. After the beginning intro of the movie, a team of researchers get together to get to the bottom of what occurred and explore both the psychological and technical aspects and influences that these types of video games both have and pose upon individuals who may be mentally deranged. 

When creating the introduction to the film, I wanted to make it more unique and decided that that I would incorporate some type of symbolism within it. 

From the beginning till the end of the introduction, there is a clear change in the state of things. At first, there is a very calm and serene atmosphere as very aesthetically-appealing shots of the backyard and outside of the house begin to process, and then at the end of the introduction there is just complete chaos. There's the flash of an actual gun, and the cacophony of gunshot sounds from the video game create a sense of intense distress and instability. I wanted to use this dichotomy between these two states to symbolize Rob's own state of mind. At first it is calm, but then unstable. On the outside environment, or the world around him, there is peace and serenity. On the inside of the house, or his head, is when we really get to hear the gunshots of the video game that is taking up his head and consuming his sanity.