Opening Sequence Continuity - Trainspotting

• The narrative is established at the very beginning with the low shots and mid shots of the protagonist running towards the camera.
• The variety of shots order in the order we see them makes it smooth on the eye as it goes from a low to mid to low to mid long which doesn't look jumpy and the cuts help to illustrate the fast pace running.
• There is a matched cut when the protagonist jumps over the car bonnet as we see the point of view shot of him running into it, then a long shot of him running, then the shot from on the bonnet and the final shot of him rolling off the bonnet which all fit together perfectly to show the entire moment smoothly.
• There is also another example of match on action when the protagonist is hit in the head with the ball - as there is a cut as the ball is in the air, to the ball hitting his head.
• A parallel is created between the protagonist falling on the football pitch and falling in another scene, cross-cutting between these two events is weird but effective as we know the character cannot be in two places at once so it is quite interesting. There is a final match on action which cuts just before his head hitting the ground on the football pitch and his head hitting the ground in the new scene.