Although I haven’t seen the film before, the establishing
shot entices you to watch more than the few minutes of this analysis. The
establishing shot automatically creates an enigma, as the audience is struck
with wonder on why they are standing in pure shock and upset at, what we presume
to be the local new due to the news reporter in the background. The enigma is
further continued as the use of having the news on the TV in the background,
increases the curiosity of the audience on wanting to know more. Using this
high angled shot for the establishing shot, makes the people of the scene seem
helpless and vulnerable as we are looking down on them, which suggests the
audience is more superior to them. This is also effective as it shows all the
people who are worried about what is happening in the news, from old to young,
to couples and single people.
Having the man barging through past the stunned people,
suggests that he is the main character and is certainly part of the storyline;
this emphasises his significance to the film. Also as he’s cutting his way
through the crowd, his voice is projected louder than the surroundings, which creates
an upset atmosphere as his voice his cutting the silence. To an certain extent,
using a strong male figure, attracts the ladies, but could also suggest gender
roles in society, as men is seen as having more authority than and over women-
even in future life as the film is set in future years time.
The use of clothing and props in the first few seconds of
the scene concludes the atmosphere immediately, as dark colours stereotypically
suggest sadness and despair. Also the clothes are fairly everyday clothes,
which shows the normality of the day, which could suggest that the news is a
shock as everybody dressed up like usual, expecting nothing bad or devastating
to occur.
As the scene starts the use of having the news reporters
speaking through the opening credits catches the attention of the audience from
the word ‘go’. This again creates the whole enigma, which is generated in the
in the establishing shot. The voices are also not shown, which suggest the lack
of importance they have for the rest of the storyline, although they are
setting the atmosphere of the whole film as giving the vital information. The
voices also combined well with the opening credits as the bold white font,
contrasting from the background, emphasises urgency and importunacy to the
matter commencing.
The close up of the news, shows the importunacy of the news
and gives an insight of the film. This also makes the audience have a feeling
of confusion as they are saying a ‘baby of 18 years’ has died-however babies
are seen as one year olds, aren’t they? This adds further suspense and curiosity
for the audience.
The over the shoulder shot of when the man walks out of the café
also involves a continuous shot as well. This allows the audience to see the
range of people this news is affecting and the emotions they are all going
through. Having a policeman in the scene reflects that the people who swore on
protecting us, cannot face what is going on in the world- the law has no say in
the matter.
The long shot view shows the setting of the film as being
the future London, with big high tech screens on buildings and unusual looking
vehicles driving past. The huge screens on the buildings emphasises how drastic
the news is due to the continuous broadcast of it. This also gives the
generalised view on what the future would be like with technology increasing
every day, all over the world. Involving the trash bags on the pavement with
policemen walking by them with no care whatsoever, in the scene, suggests again
that the news is effecting how people are acting and the decreasing amount of
respect they have for their living area.
While the man is ‘irishing’ up his coffee, the camera effect
of rotating around the character is very effective. This suggests that the film
revolves around him and his journey of whatever he has to achieve. It also
gives the audience a full sight of the appearance of the character.
The surprising explosion finishes the scene perfectly as all
of the audience was encouraged to focus on the man; this would make the
audience jump and build up confusion and another enigma on what has just
happened in front of them. The camera shot suggest as if the audience was
running towards the commotion as the jauntiness and unstableness suggested we were
running and stepping forward. This attracts the audience as it encourages them
to involve themselves into the scene. The use of the high pitch loud ringing/ screeching
noise in the background creates the effect that the audience ears are ringing
due to the impact of the explosion, which again involves the audience.
Finally, having the title of the film, ‘Children of Men’,
suddenly coming on the screen generates suspense and increasing the curiosity of
what is going to happen for the audience.
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