Thursday 29 October 2009

Opening Sequence: Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels

Camera Shot/Angle/Movement:
  • P.O.V. camera shot. Crowd moves and parts as camera gets closer to Bacon, like someone moving around a crowd to see the attraction,

  • Close up and mid-shot of Bacon whilst he sells his items. Close up to emphasize business like tone however also shows relaxed persona. Mid-shot of Bacon and buyers to show interest in cheap price of products.

  • Close up of Ed, pretending to be a buyer, to show his shock and interest in cheapness of products. However the audience don't know he is just pretending so they think that Bacon is telling the truth.

  • Mid-Shot of buyers buying the products. Shows Bacon to be a good liar.

  • Close Up of Ed. Shows him to be looking out for something or someone. Audience wonder who or what he is looking out for.

  • Close Up of Ed and Bacon when 'coppers' come to show panic and flustered actions as he shoves things into his suitcase.

  • Mid-Shot as Ed and Bacon run away from the police. we see a dingy street, walled up street, old looking pub, gray street.

  • Mid-Shot as Bacon and Ed run down stairs. Makes Bacon throwing his suitcase in the air more effective as we see how many items are falling out and how much of it he has lost.

Sound:

  • All we hear is dialogue until one minute three seconds in when we faintly start to hear a guitar riff (non-diagetic),

  • Non-Diagetic music blasts out when the police arrive on the scene. Similar to the rush of the chase,

  • Narrator describing Ed and Bacon.

Editing:

  • Cuts from Bacon talking to credits,

  • Slow motion Movement whilst Ed and Bacon run down the stairs. Gives Narrator enough time to describe one before the other comes in.
Mis En Scene:
  • Bacon's goods,

  • Grey, dingy London,

  • Supposed cold weather shown by the wearing of coats,

  • Police costumes. Shows that whatever Bacon and Ed are doing it is illegal,

  • Closed off shops, shows it to be a run down part of London.

Characters:

  • Bacon and Ed are shown by the Narrator to take part in illegal activities.

  • Ed is said to be a good gambler.

Narrative/Plot:

  • No real sense of narrative or plot. Because Ed and Bacon are crooks maybe money is involved.

Themes:

  • Crime

Visual Style:
No real sense of visual style

Genre:
Thriller

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