Collateral
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| Shot of Tom Cruise with all the other people out of focus. |
Sound
- Even though this clip doesn't show it, in the real film, there is sound bridge of aeroplane flying over as the Pixar screen fades out giving us and idea where the first scene is set straight away.
- We can airport noises like voices and the tannoy system - it becomes louder as we see character walking closer to the character.
- footsteps become increased in sound as he approaches creating suspense.
- The diegetic sound of the thud of hitting each other and the thump of bad hitting the floor would have been created by a Foley Artist.
- Minimal dialogue to create mystery while bags are switched. The fact one of the characters knows the other one is going to LA is also very suspicious.
- There is non-diegetic music - eerie/mysterious which creates suspense - gets faster.
- Footsteps still heard as the characters walk out of the shot.
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| Low level shot of bags being dropped |
Mise En Scene
- Costume/Colours - In this scene lots of people are busy passing in the airport terminal - they seem to be wearing colours but are all out of focus. The only two characters in focus are the ones dressed smartly in suits, one in black and one in grey. This shows they have importance, and gives off the impression they mean business and are not to be messed with etc.
- Props - the use of the sunglasses on one of the characters creates a sense of mystery. The matching briefcases that look expensive (black leather) both get dropped and switched which is automatically shown as dodgey and that someting is up. As an audience we want to know what is in the breifcases.
- Positioning of subject - During this short opening scene, the main attention is focused on Tom Cruise the one with sunglasses on, and the other man in the suit Jason Statham. They are always in focus and in the centre of the shot showing their importance.
- Lighting - the lighting is of a normal indoor enviroment, so naturally lit.
- Body Language is also very obvious in this scene. They both walk with dominance and importance and stand out from the crowd. When the two men collide there is no aggressiveness or tension between them, as they seem to know exactly what they are doing.
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| An over the shoulder shot |
Camera Work
- There are a variety of shots in this scene. The first being two medium long shots of the characters walking in to focus and also nearer the camera. We don't get to see their bottom half though, which makes the audience wonder if they are hiding something.
- As they collide, the next shot is placed very low but still horizontal and allows us to see their bottom half which is when we see that they both have matching briefcases. It is also when we see the exchange of bags, which is an immediately suspicious.
- The over the shoulder shot allows us to see both characters as they converse and is a good use of shot.
- Another shot which was good (below) is when Cruise walks away and as an audience we almost see what he can see but it is all out of focus, and we can just see the corner of his face. This creates a sense of enigma.
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| An interesting shot with the crowd still out of focus. |
Editing
- During the scene there are cuts used at different paces. They start off fairly slow, giving the audience time to see each shot, but then they become quicker and quicker just as the men collide.
- When the bags are dropped there has been an obvious sound effect added in, which is a sharp 'whoosh' and it actually works very well because our attention is drawn to the bags being dropped and the swap, which is the point. If the audience misses the bag swap because its done too subtly, it wouldn't be any good.
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