Preliminary Task - Analysis

For the preliminary task there were a few shots that we believed stood out as good ones where the representations of the film were well presented through various media techniques. The shots that did this were:
This is a low angle shot and gives the character a dominant power over the audience and suggests that he is of importance. We later go on to realise that the object he is holding could be the reason why he is important. The dark shadows in this shot create an eerie atmosphere as we get the impression that danger is near and in this shot he is walking towards darkness which foreshadows his death.

This long shot of the character is shot through

a door and the pattern ov

er the glass creates the idea that he is trapped in this situation, also the fact that he is walking away from the camera, leaving it behind, can show that he won't reveal his full identity.

The light that's emitted from the door can suggest representations of heaven, and going

through there will lead to his death, which we know does.

This close-up of his feet at the door can show how it's his mind leading him to this place, not his heart, or he feels he shouldn't be there but his lead himself there anyway.

Again the dark shad

ows represent the idea of death, the bright light on the side furthest from the door could possi

bly be a signal that his only chance of life would be escaping now.

This shot is shows the meeting of the two characters through this object that is being traded, in this shot the male character qui

ckly removes his hand when the female

one touches the object, this is to show how he is trying to avoid all contact with her. The object is in the centre of this shot and the importance of it is shown through the fact it is in the middle, the slightly canted angle suggests that the dealing isn't very straight and that something is wrong.

This is an over shoulder shot looking towards the female character, in this scene we see the two characters change in dominance as the male sits down when he passes over the object and the female character stands up. This also emphasises the importance of the object as the person in possession of it appears the more dominant character, that was the intention behind this shot.