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I am analysing the opening sequence from “The Lion King”. In this sequence the audience are shown lots of animals gathering at one point to witness the birth of a baby lion. From the music used I can safely assume that the film is very upbeat and child friendly.


There is almost a religious theme to this sequence as there is a connotation between this and the birth of Jesus. Lots of long/extreme long shots have been used, also lots of birds eye view shots. The camerawork really sets the scene and establishes the environment for the whole film.


The editing is generally quite slow but at points it gets very fast, for example when the monkey lifts up the baby lion the music is playing very fast so the editing is very fast, this has a positive effect on the audience and gives a sense of continuity.


The mise-en scene is effective and sets the genre of the film. It is based in a savannah where animals rule. Not a single human is shown. This creates the sense of the Adventure genre especially because the audience is shown the baby being born and everyone bowing down to it. It makes you wonder what he will get up to in his life and why are they bowing him?