example moving image analysis - attack the block

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Assignment 1 - Moving Image Analysis

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Mr Barton


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The establishing shot is a wide shot of space, which tells the audience that spacemight be important to the narrative, and that the genre of the lm may be science-ction The camera tilts down, following the path of a shooting star, which againmay be signicant to the narrative

This shot is an interte!tual reference to the establishing shot in "tar #ars, which is aclassic of the sci- genre, where the shot opens on empty space, and tiltsdownwards towards the action or setting This is another clue to the audience thatthis lm is of the science-ction genre

The accompanying music starts as ambient electronic music, to mirror the calmness$ tran%uility of space, but as the shooting star travels towards the planet below,


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A lowering crane shot is used to transition from the establishing shot of space, tothe location below A wide shot is used to show the audience as much of thelocation as possible In the bac(ground is a tube station, showing that the lm is setin )ondon, *+ The buildings, vehicles and street furniture all seem familiar,suggesting to the viewer that the lm is set in the present day, rather than the pastor future

The low (ey e!terior lighting shows us that this scene is set at night, and impliesthat there may be scary or threatening elements to the narrative #e can seerewor(s going o all over the city, telling us that it is most li(ely early ovember

.iegetic audio includes rewor(s, car horns and police sirens, signifying aggression


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This shot is a medium close-up of a female character, coming out of the tubestation The audience gets a good loo( at her face, and is aware that she will be acentral character, as she is the rst person we have seen close-up

/er location shows the audience that she is on an average income as she is usingpublic transport, rather than using a ta!i or her own car "he is dressed in a warmwinter coat $ hat, signifying that the weather is cold, and that she probably has towal( home from the station /er clothes are bright colours, perhaps showing she isa happy person

#e hear the character tal(ing to her mum, and apologising for not calling hersooner, implying that she is a nice friendly person Ambient non-diegetic music


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0or this shot, the camera trac(s from right to left, following the characterwal(ing home, past shops and mar(et stalls #e can see this is a busyurban area, and there are lots of people around

The scene uses high (ey lighting, from the shops and street lights Thehigh (ey lighting and the large amount of people creates a sense of safetyfor the character

The conversation continues, and she says that she is wal(ing home, and

that her shift ran over, telling the audience that she is near where shelives, and that she is a hard wor(er .iegetic audio includes other peoples


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The character turns a corner and wal(s down a residential street Thestreet is much %uieter than the main road she was on There are a fewadults and children, who have spr(lers, conrming that it is set around

Bonre ight

There is low (ey lighting, provided by the street lights, causing there to belots of areas of shadow on the street, particularly at the end of the streetthat she is wal(ing towards This creates a sense of danger or foreboding,as she is wal(ing towards the dar(ness

The high angle shot shows the character as small, vulnerable and alone in


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The character turns into an alley, which is narrow, long and very dar(3ach street she turns down becomes more threatening and unsafe,implying she is wal(ing towards danger, or that something bad will

happen to her #e cant see the end of the alley

There are no other people in the alley, ma(ing it seem threatening It isalso lit with very low (ey lighting, by the street lights, creating big areasof dar(ness As the alley is so thin and there are no houses on it, orpeople, it seem even less safe than the previous road

The camera pans from left to right, leaving the character to wal( down the


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As the camera focuses on the gra2ti, a some sort of rewor( goes o witha loud bang, and the light from the rewor( illuminates the gra2ti In thelight we see the shadows of two gures, implying to the viewer that the

female character is getting followed This adds to the tension alreadycreated by the setting and lighting

.iegetic audio includes a few small rewor(s e!plosions, and then onevery loud e!plosion, at which point the 4ash from the rewor( illuminatesthe wall, and shows the shadows The big e!plosion stand out, and lin(s

the sense of danger, to the sub5ects creating the shadows, who thecharacter and audience have yet to see


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At the sound of the rewor(, the female character turns suddenly to seewhat made the sound A medium close-up is used to show that she isstartled and a little worried, which we can tell by her facial e!pressions

/er reaction shows us that there isnt anything or anyone behind her Thisincident adds to the building sense of tension, and looming threat towardsthis character

The subtle, non-diegetic mysterious music continues, carrying on the

sense of uncertainty


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A wide shot is used here to show the isolation of the character on thisdar(ly lit street It shows that there are no other people around, and thelow (ey lighting creates many areas of unseen threat ahead of the

character

A car drives past slowly, with loud urban music playing on its radio Theslow pace of the car seems threatening, as it may stop The loud musicimplies that the driver and passengers are possibly young and anti-socialThis creates a sense of tension, as the female character is vulnerable

At this point, the symbolic codes are suggesting to the audience that the


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This trac(ing shot moves bac(wards, in front of the character, as shewal(s along the street It allows the audience to see the characterschanging facial e!pression as she sees something ahead of her "he loo(s

worried and apprehensive, but tension is created as the shot does notallow the audience to see what she has seen that has made her worried

The character stops, nishes her conversation and puts her phone in herbag This signies to the viewer that she is worried about what is ahead ofher This also means that she is completely alone, and therefore more

vulnerable


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A 678 96oint of 8iew: shot is used to show what is ahead of thecharacter A long shot is used to show how far away the group of peopleare, and that the street is empty e!cept for them, meaning that the

female character is alone, and outnumbered, creating a sense of tensionand threat

The low (ey lighting means that the female character, and the audienceinitially can not see clearly how many people are in the group, theirgenders, ages or appearance, ma(ing them more threatening


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A medium-long shot is used to show the ve characters ahead of thefemale character, in more detail They all appear to be male, and in theirmid-teens, as they are on foot, or on BM; bi(es All ve have their faces

covered and their hoods up, implying that they do not want to beidentied, so could be planning to commit a crime

A 678 shot is used to help the audience to empathise with the femalecharacter, as the males characters loo( towards her

There is inaudible conversation between the characters, as they loo(towards the character, implying that they are tal(ing about her, or what


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The camera trac(s left to right, from an over-the-shoulder shot behind theve male characters, to follow the female character as she crosses theroad The two male characters on BM;s ride across the shot towards the

female character Their actions imply that they are going to approach thefemale character, and the fact that their faces are covered, suggests thatthey may attempt to attac( or rob her

This wide shot allows viewers to see that the street is deserted e!cept forthese characters, so the female character is vulnerable, alone and

outnumbered This adds to the rising sense of tension The low (eylighting ma(es the situation more threatening and scary


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This over-the-shoulder shot allows the viewer to empathise with thefemale character, as we can see the two male characters on BM; bi(escoming towards her Their dar( clothes and covered faces ma(e them

seem menacing

The low (ey lighting ma(es the setting seem more scary, and the viewercan see that the street is deserted in the other direction too, meaning thefemale character is alone and vulnerable

The two male characters ride past her very closely, which is threatening,and the female character turns her head to follow them


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A whip pan is used, from right to left, to mirror the female characterturning her head bac( %uic(ly from loo(ing behind her, to be confrontedby one of the male characters standing in front of her A medium close-up

two-shot is used to show how close the male character is to the femalecharacter It also allows viewers to see the fearful e!pression on thefemale characters face

The framing of the shot, combined with the male characters costume(eeps his face hidden from viewers, continuing the sense of enigma

attached to him, and the sense of threat


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