Moonraker Opening Scene: Micro-Elements.

The opening of Moonraker is based around the theft of a Space Shuttle from an RAF plane and then a dramatic parachute chase in which the protagonist is chased by one of the main antaganists who plans to kill him.

One use of lighting is in the beginning shot where there is a dark tone and just minimal light on the aeroplane carrying the "Moonraker" space shuttle. This dark tone is created to show that it is nightime and also could show that there is a dark situation about to begin, the fact there is no light could also show how stealthy the aeroplane is trying to be to protect it's precious cargo. This establishes to the audience it is an action movie and the darkness of the situation could make the audience feel suspicious as to what is going to happen to the space shuttle due to the lack of light as it could make them feel as if the scene is important in establishing secrets and danger.

There is also the use of a establishing birds-eye view camera shot when the protanganist and antagonist are fighting in mid-air. The use of this establishing birds-eye view shot shows that the brawl is happening at a high distance and that they will fall into the big fields below and die. This conveys the danger of the situation and represents that the stakes are high. This will give a sense of high dramatic tension to the audience and will build interest in the scene.