- Big close up of a man, the low key lighting creates a black background therefore illuminating his face. This makes him seem sinister, and the big close shows us the stern and scary expression on his face. As he carries on talking the background gets lighter. This makes his cheeks more defined and pale, to make him seem even more sinister, portraying him clearly as the villain. This conforms to Roland Barthes’s theory of binary oppositions and that either the villain or protagonist is shown in the opening scene, but never both of them. Furthermore, the use of the lighting also creates realism. We can now see he is in a cell so we therefore fear that his claim to soon make rob a bank is true, therefore getting us involved within the upcoming plot (both shots below)
- The zoom from long shot to a high angle extreme long shot re-establishes the fun, innocent setting of the theme park.
- There are many low angle mid shots and big close ups of areas of the bank. The low angle creates a superiority about it, as we know that banks are very secure places therefore the audience questions how the villains will rob it. Furthermore, the close ups reinforce the bank to use: the setting where the main plot will be set.
Mis en Scene
- Low key lighting is used when inside the van. This puts the man driving in a slight silhouette, therefore giving him a villainous quality. Furthermore, the use of the light, real setting outside and the dark, enclosed inside reflect the beginning scene of him in a prison then an amusement park, therefore reinforcing the questions we had earlier.
- The mans villainous qualities are further reinforced using costume, as he is wearing a hat and sunglasses, therefore teamed with the low key lighting conceal his identity and make him seem much more mysterious.
- A fade is used to show the convergence of the shot’s of the man and the theme park. This reinforces is villainy, as we are reminded of his face even within the shot of a theme park.
- Parallel editing is used to show the variety of shots with the van and the bank. This lets the audience put his diegetic voice (saying how he will rob a bank) with these shots in order to work out what will happen.
- Indian style music follows the shot of him talking about robbing a bank. This is a real contrast, furthermore ht locations are a contrast as we see a man in prison then a long shot of a theme park, which holds the connotations of amusement and innocence. This juxtaposition then raises questions in the audience’s mind as to what they have to do with each other.
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