The film begins with a non-diegetic soundtrack parallel to the film title (lyrics include words such as operator and the sound of a phone). This overlays a tracking shot through space and shows a satalite orbiting around the earth. The camera then tracks into Earth, then into America establishing the location. Then again on screen it shows inside of the satalite (microchips etc.) with a diegetic sound of people talking and phones ringing. The camera than tracks out through a phone into a long shot of New York city where we see men singing the song overlaying the first shots which turns it into a diegetic song.
The camera than tracks through New York in an Extreme Long Shot establishing the location. There is also a variety of close up and medium close ups of phones and people using them. This is the plot device and relates to the film title. There are also close up of guns which also is used as a plot device as it becomes important in the film later on.
It suggests a communications satellite.
ReplyDeleteGood - it is a very unusual opening - bit out of your league I am afraid!