Technical analysis ''Layercake''

all of the camera work in the opening sequence, is on tracking, the movements are very smooth and steady. firstly there is a slow zoom out of a van door exploding, and once the camera has focused on the main character in the shot there is a slow slow pan round on tracking into other characters at the bank, then
there is then a continuous pan to the right, which eventually fades into another scene or time phase in the seventies, and so this is effective because the pan gives us a feeling of moving on through time. then there is another fade, which indicates that again, we are moving to a different setting. followed by a slow pan to the left through the prison looking at all the different prisoners then another fade into a supermarket shelves, with BCU's of the products on the shelves and there is a
slow pan as we see the products labels. The reason there is a slow pan is so that the audience can see the products in very close detail, as the monolougue requires clear vision to make sense. after this, the camera zooms out slightly, and changes speed as it pans left to follow the character introduced. in conclusion, from the techinical side of things the opening sequence of this film is very cleaver and effective as it is like a timeline, the monologue leads us through time, and the cameras shots and effects help the audience experience the story so far through the monologue and 4 shots.