In the opening sequence of The Call, we see a birds eye view of the city of Los Angeles, the camera pans over the city and establishes the shot, and we as an audience really get an idea of the sheer scale of the city, in context with the film, we are allowed to appreciate how many people and individuals there are in the city. The pans help to emphasise and truly highlight how much area the LAPD have to cover on a daily basic. The shots of the city are at night, perhaps foreshadowing the distress that is to come during the final sequences. The bright lights not only symbolise how many people are in the city, but also provide a flicker of hope in the bleak darkness of the city.
Over the top of the shots, we hear various 911 emergency phonecalls being made, this establishes the scene and gives us some context as to things like what our protagonist does as an occupation, what sort of things are going on in the city, and just how many 911 calls are made per evening. This helps us as an audience get to know and understand the protagonist even better, despite the fact that we haven't even
met them yet.
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| Further on in the film, when we learn what our protagonist, Halle Berry, does as an occupation. |
The opening titles are a green computer font, which also shows us the type of things a 911 emergency operator sees when doing their job. The font is also akin to films such as The Matrix, as the green colour and IT font really emphasises the technological features in the film.
In the end of the sequence, we realise that we have learned a lot about the protagonist, without even meeting them, and we are given clues as to what is to come in the film, and although these are very subtle, each small feature is effective in really showing the audience enough to entice them to watch further on.
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