prisoners
prisoners analysis
The clip starts with an establishing shot showing a car and a diner while also using low key lighting to show a potentially dark point in the film. The next scene is directly contrasting the prior scene as it is a well lit room and looks fairly warm compared to the dark, rainy and cold view from before. The use of a long shot with a slow zoom in on the character from behind while still giving plenty of room in the shot for the waitress who walks in to shot to talk with the character. The next shot is switched to the other side of the table and is a medium shot showing the characters expression while allowing us to see who he is speaking to. The scene is cut off with a radio call and switches back to the outside scene where the character walks to his car. The character is next scene from a closeup shot within the car showing him answering the call and giving his reaction to it. The scene switches to a over the shoulder shot from a different car with a dark character inside as well as the music begins to start which increases tension within the scene. The next scene shows the car driving up to the suspected vehicle, this scene uses a significant amount of low key lighting and as forms of spotlights to show specific items such as the police cars and the suspects vehicle. This links to the convention of good vs bad and links to the genre of the movie which is crime and drama, mise en scene is heavily shown here to as the police are on one side and the criminal on the other.
The next scene shows the character moving closer to the suspected vehicle while another police car arrives then the scene cuts to medium over the shoulder shot of the suspect in the car while he looks around the vehicle. The scene switches to a closeup of the wing mirror and of the main character walking down it while the music gets louder, this scene is closely followed by a shot of the other wing mirror which shows a police car in it. The scene is quickly changed to a long shot of the character moving closer and then it is just as quickly switched back to the suspect followed by the sound of engine revs. These shots are then succeeded by action as the suspect reverses the car backwards while the main character and suspects car are shown from an over the shoulder shot this allows the camera to show the characters action while also viewing the action of the suspects vehicle. All of the police in the scene draw guns when the car begins to move, guns are typical of a crime film and are shown due to the tension within the scene which is built up from non diegetic sound shown in the film and from the mystery shown from the camera angles of the suspect. The next shot is a long shot which shows every character and the suspects car as it reverses. The scene switches to a shot on the dashboard of the characters car as the suspects car grinds to a halt. The music briefly pauses when the vehicle stops as it makes you believe the action has peaked, however the music then begins again when the camera is switched to a long shot and the vehicle speeds forward into a tree and crashes. The directors decision to end the sequence on a loud note is more typical of a horror film which gives a heightened sense of drama the director is looking to create from the sequence. The sequence moves very quickly to increase a faster pace in the film and is very opposite of the rest of the clip which was slow. The constant rain is there to link to crime and drama genres the film implies as rain is typical in most crime films when something evil is being done as it symbolises shrouded actions or mystery. The lights from the police cars on the suspected vehicle are there to direct attention of viewers as the rest of the scene is complete darkness. The characters emotion is not scene much during the sequence due to the camera angles facing the suspects vehicles, this is done again to point attention towards the suspects vehicle and keep the audiences attention on the action.
The clip starts with an establishing shot showing a car and a diner while also using low key lighting to show a potentially dark point in the film. The next scene is directly contrasting the prior scene as it is a well lit room and looks fairly warm compared to the dark, rainy and cold view from before. The use of a long shot with a slow zoom in on the character from behind while still giving plenty of room in the shot for the waitress who walks in to shot to talk with the character. The next shot is switched to the other side of the table and is a medium shot showing the characters expression while allowing us to see who he is speaking to. The scene is cut off with a radio call and switches back to the outside scene where the character walks to his car. The character is next scene from a closeup shot within the car showing him answering the call and giving his reaction to it. The scene switches to a over the shoulder shot from a different car with a dark character inside as well as the music begins to start which increases tension within the scene. The next scene shows the car driving up to the suspected vehicle, this scene uses a significant amount of low key lighting and as forms of spotlights to show specific items such as the police cars and the suspects vehicle. This links to the convention of good vs bad and links to the genre of the movie which is crime and drama, mise en scene is heavily shown here to as the police are on one side and the criminal on the other.
The next scene shows the character moving closer to the suspected vehicle while another police car arrives then the scene cuts to medium over the shoulder shot of the suspect in the car while he looks around the vehicle. The scene switches to a closeup of the wing mirror and of the main character walking down it while the music gets louder, this scene is closely followed by a shot of the other wing mirror which shows a police car in it. The scene is quickly changed to a long shot of the character moving closer and then it is just as quickly switched back to the suspect followed by the sound of engine revs. These shots are then succeeded by action as the suspect reverses the car backwards while the main character and suspects car are shown from an over the shoulder shot this allows the camera to show the characters action while also viewing the action of the suspects vehicle. All of the police in the scene draw guns when the car begins to move, guns are typical of a crime film and are shown due to the tension within the scene which is built up from non diegetic sound shown in the film and from the mystery shown from the camera angles of the suspect. The next shot is a long shot which shows every character and the suspects car as it reverses. The scene switches to a shot on the dashboard of the characters car as the suspects car grinds to a halt. The music briefly pauses when the vehicle stops as it makes you believe the action has peaked, however the music then begins again when the camera is switched to a long shot and the vehicle speeds forward into a tree and crashes. The directors decision to end the sequence on a loud note is more typical of a horror film which gives a heightened sense of drama the director is looking to create from the sequence. The sequence moves very quickly to increase a faster pace in the film and is very opposite of the rest of the clip which was slow. The constant rain is there to link to crime and drama genres the film implies as rain is typical in most crime films when something evil is being done as it symbolises shrouded actions or mystery. The lights from the police cars on the suspected vehicle are there to direct attention of viewers as the rest of the scene is complete darkness. The characters emotion is not scene much during the sequence due to the camera angles facing the suspects vehicles, this is done again to point attention towards the suspects vehicle and keep the audiences attention on the action.
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