Children Of Men- Opening Sequence

Mise en Scene
- Starts off with a blank shot with the TV reporter talking. This gives the effect of paying close attention to what is being said.
- We then see about 20 people all together in a cafe looking up obviously watching the news; their facial expressions show shock, disbelief and depression which is also supported by the dark, grey/blue, neutral colours. These people look no younger than around 25 and are all in smart/working clothing; this suggests it is the morning and they're stopping for coffee before work as a couple of people are holding mugs. 
- There is hardly any movement due to everyones disbelief until a man walks in, making his way through the crowd. This stands out as he is the only one walking which brings our attention to him and could potentially be a main character.
- We then see him walk out, as he does, we also see 2 police men.
- As the camera follows him out, it moves to the right more to show the area outside. I noticed a dirty, smog filled, busy and noisy street. The advances in technology is also dwelled upon as it shows the 'bcc' television center and how the 'glass windows' are actually screens themselves. The screen also showed the news on the death of Deigo Ricardo.
- The whole street is dirty and looks very old; there is dumped bin bags on the left. It looks very 3rd world, people are crossing dangerously across the road.
- It zooms into the man, he is pouring alcohol into his coffee.
- 1.29 the cafe explodes and everyone is thrown backwards, including the man and his coffee. He backs up to the wall behind him and stares at the demolished cafe.
- As it gets closer to the disaster, we see a man thrown off his bike and 2 people in the bin bags. You just see grey/white smoke coming out of the cafe and soon a woman walks out; she looks crippled due to the explosion.

Editing
- Cut from black to picture at 0:05. 
- Cut from the people to the TV, and back again (continuous cut)
- No more cuts onwards.

Sound
- Sound of the news reporter talking: "The world was stunned today by the death of Deigo Ricardo, the youngest person on the planet. Baby Deigo was stabbed outside a bar in Buenosirez after refusing to sign an autograph.."
- As the man comes in, what is said on the news is less important than what was said during the still moments. But as he looks up and joins the crowds' interest, what is said becomes very relevant: "Born in 2009, the son of Mirsalo and Sylvia Ricardo a working class couple... he struggled all his life with the celebrity status thrust upon him as the worlds youngest person"
- The sad music from the TV is continued as the man walks out of the cafe and fades out. As it fades out, we hear the sounds of the street: car engines, car horns, small chatter, brakes of the bus..
- The sound of the cafe explosion is very sudden, you hear the shattering of the glass and ear piercing screams.

Camera
- High angle, showing the people looking up to the TV; the camera could be seen as the TV. This shot is held here for 24 seconds then shows the TV, then goes back to the people.
- The camera follows the man out of the cafe and tilts up to show the TV above the door. On the way out, it pans across the street to show his surroundings and allows the audience to recognise it (London).
- Instead of a cut to shorten the movement from the right of the man to the left, the camera goes around him, again to show his surroundings and what he is doing.
- It remains on the side of the street, after the explosion, the camera is almost 'running' towards the blown up cafe.