Film Research: Point Break

In the opening of Point Break it starts off with a closeup of the water moving into shore. It then cuts to different scenes of  a man out in the waves surfing. Using non continuity editing they also add in shots of a guy shooting multiple guns at targets. hes practicing very intensely based on his quick movements and sweat all over his body. Within the first two minutes not much of the story is told. it kinda gives you a background. As if you have seen the movie you would know its about a gang of surfers, which can possibly be inferred from the opening scene. One point to highlight in terms of film making techniques was the opening credits. they did an amazing job at blending the credits into the waves in the scene. as the water came in one name would flow with the water into shore. then when the water recited a new name popped up and started moving that way. Then point break pops up but backwards and mixed up with each other. As the water comes from the beach back to the ocean it mixes with the other wave that's coming in, unveiling the title of the movie. The dim color design and incidental music do a great job a setting a sense of a suspicious and up to no good mood. The opening credits include the producer, who castes the film, the co-producer, the music supervisor, editor, production designer, director of photography, executive producer, and some main characters. The budget of the film was 24 million USD, in the box office it made 83 million USD worldwide. It was nominated for 2 awards at the MTV Movie awards. Most desirable male and best action sequence.