The shot is an extreme close up of a golden bell ringing. This foreshadows that it is time for something to happen. This scene creates tension as the audience questions if it is something good or bad. The music used supports this as it is uses non-diegetic in the build up to the bell ringing. The diegetic sound of the bell then starts the louder non-diegetic sound as music quickens creating the feeling of danger. The lighting used also supports this as it is low-key making the scene more eerie.
This is a close-up shot of the woman's hand. you can tell that she is wearing red. The lighting is Low-key and shone from the back/left side of the screen. This puts emphasis on the colour red reflecting on the females hand, suggesting that she has blood on her hands as the colour red is a symbol of evil. It uses both diegetic and non-diegetic however the non-diegetic sounds are more prevalent. The shots are increasing in pace as the music becomes louder. This will quicken the pace of the action in the sequence creating anticipation for the person watching.
The next shot is a straight cut to a mysterious man we know nothing about. He has a very serious persona and is shown smoking a cigarette. This shot is obeying the rule of thirds with his head being directly in the centre of the frame. It is filmed using a mid-wide shot showing him on the other side of the screening, implying how he has been segregated not only in the theatre but also in his everyday life due to the beliefs of nazi Germany. Through the mid-wide shot you can see that he is smoking, whilst stood in front of flammable film reel, showing how he no longer has the desire to care. This shot is using the same type of lighting as the first shot showing similarity with the man in white, however the mise-en-scene shows the vast contrast between the two male characters. The black man is wearing a dirty uniform with no badges whilst the white man is wearing a pristine white uniform with numerous badges. This is ironic as white is meant to show purity, the complete opposite to the morals the man in white holds.
The shot shown is of the man in white walking up the stairs in a frantic manner. It uses a low-key back light to outline the silhouette of 'Frederick' making the shot seem more mysterious. In the shot the colour scheme is white red and black, the same colours of the nazi organisation. The marching sound is then heard as he walks up the stairs. This could advocate that he is going to war with this woman in the film room, in which later we find out he loses his life. The frame is exposed via a low angle showing power within the man. It transitions from a mid-long shot to a long shot as he progresses up the stairs.
This shot is a continuation of the previous shot, but is juxtaposed. I say this because, in this shot they use high-key lighting and also it is shot from a high angle showing that the closer to the woman he gets the more vulnerable. Shown here is a warning that something may happen in this sequence which shows him being weak.
This next shot is an over shoulder shot looking at the female characters face that is reluctant to looking into the mans eyes. This is a sign that this is a one way relationship. It is shot with a hand held camera which could make the scene more realistic almost as if your there listening to their conversation. It is shot with a mid-close up allowing you to see the vast difference in clothes. The woman is wearing a very low V-neck skin tight dress whilst the man is in his uniform, again another indication of the time this sequence was set as the woman are seemingly more objectified than the man. The lighting is high-key for the man and less high-key for the woman perhaps a sign that this character is about to commit something that is lower than the morale of the average person, perhaps why the lighting is lower than the mans. Shot reverse shot is used to show the difference between the two characters emotion, whereas the man is trying to impress the woman in reality she seems quite uninterested.
This is the shot of where the woman is aiming her weapon at the man whilst his back is turned. The dress is reflecting off of her face making her face bright red. This could have been done as what she is about to do will make her evil. The colour red could also symbolise leadership. She could have been standing up to all the people that the man said he had killed at the beginning of this sequence. The lighting is now low-key so that the red dress and face is more personified and so that you can focus on the woman with the gun rather than some of the mise-en scene. It is shot at eye level to make the scene get more personal with the people watching as this is quite a hard hitting scene.
The next shot is one of the movie based on the man who had just got shot life. The irony in this scene is that the movie is showing a soldier shooting ordinary people but in the previous scene the roles are switched where the normal woman is shooting the soldier. This is shot from the woman's point of view which allows you to see what she is seeing. Her watching this scene at the cinema seems to make her regret what she did, leading to her own downfall. This shows how easily the Nazi organisation could influence people as they have used this film to make a horrible man seem like an innocent one.
This is a shot of the man in the white suit laying on the floor. The camera angle used is a low angle that makes it seem that he is stood over the top of the woman, when in reality he is laying shot on the floor. This makes it seem that he is still somehow getting the 'last laugh'. They have used focus so that the suit and the gun is out of focus but the mans face is in focus showing a rather mean and evil looking face almost as if he had taken off that nice mask that we saw at the beginning of the sequence and we now see the true him.
The final shot is of the woman staring into the camera after being shot herself. The way that she is starring into the camera and into the viewers eyes it's like you have a deeper connection with this character, despite never seeing her before. low-key lighting is used on one half of her face and high key lighting is used on the other. The side facing towards the heavens is high key and the side facing towards hell is low key. This is a close up of her face showing an emotion that almost shows relief. Notice that we do not then see the mans face showing that maybe he had not emotion as if he was soulless. The camera is eye level to help the viewer grasp the true significance of the scene.
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