Death Note- Film Project Research

I also chose the film Death Note which is a horror film which was recently released on August 25, 2017. In this particular film there were no opening credits, however in the beginning it does show that Vertigo Entertainment and LP entertainment are the production companies and it is a Netflix original film. In the first 2 minutes of the film we can see that the film takes place at a high school as it shows school busses, football players practicing, and the cheerleaders practicing. The main character is doing another person's homework and after he finishes the student approaches the main character and pays him for his work. A thunderstorm starts and a book titled the Death Note lands right next to the main character doing homework from the sky. The film starts with an establishing shot of football player's helmets lined up practicing. As the main character finishes the homework there is an over- the- shoulder shot of him writing equations down and completing the problems. The camera then zooms into the student's hand handing the main character a $20 bill for finishing his homework. Then a pan shot occurs as the cheerleaders continue to practice and cheer for the football players. The film had a $40 million budget and can only be viewed through Netflix but the film has not been nominated for any awards yet.