Thirteen
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Example
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Purpose/effect
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Clothing- dirty, unkept
clothes, out of fashion
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Shows that she is cut off from society, who hasn’t been
kept up to the change in society (clothes look out of the era, makes you
question who she is)
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Body/gesture- posture
is stiff, cautious
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Shows the unknowingness she feels as well as the wariness
she is feeling, as if she is battling herself about whether to go ahead or
not.
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Denotation/connotation-
red door & crumbling archway
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Red door= danger
Crumbling archway= owner is not bothered by their
appearance, does not take pride
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Shots- wide angle to
begin scene & handheld camera
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Show the area, could be anywhere in the world- showing
that what is happening could happen anywhere at anytime
Handheld creates realism and gives the impression that you
are there with her as she runs
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Editing- jump cuts as
she runs
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Speeds up the pace, keeps you interested in what is
happening and why she is running, also shows the passing of time as she is
running
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Lighting- natural
lighting with areas of low key lighting at sky & high key as she steps
out of doorway
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Natural lighting shows the realism of what is happening
with the low key areas of the dark aspects of society in what is happening
High key shows the freedom she is fighting for, with the
wind backing this up
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Sound- diegetic, ambient
noises of birds and wind & non-diegetic sound of ominous sound created by
piano?
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Diegetic creates realism in what you would here in this
setting whereas the non diegetic creates an ominous feel, making you question
what is about to happen with her
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Blindspot
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Example
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Purpose/effect
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Clothing & physical
appearance- cop- police clothes, others with casual, everyday clothing
on
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Shows the center of focus (cop) as he is around a lot of
background/extra characters
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Setting- NYC, shown by
lights and use of NYPD bomb squad uniform
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Gives the opening scene an identifiable setting to
understand where the show is based- the iconic scenery of the new york
landscape is easily identifiable
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Shots- wide, establishing
shot at beginning with variety of close ups focusing on woman and bomb squad
member
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Establishing shot shows where the scene is, in an
identifiable location
Close ups give detail as to what is going on and also
raises questions as to why it is going on
(e.g. why does the sign say to notify FBI?, why does the woman have
lots of tattoo’s on her body?)
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Camera movement-panning
down towards people on the street, POV shot of police officer looking at bag
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Shows you what is the focus of the shot and why it is so
important to the plot line
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Pace of text- slow pace
but with what’s happening escalating further into the opening scene
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The slow pace lets you understand the basic aspects of the
opening scene such as where they are, but also raising questions as to what
is happening
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Lighting-low key
lighting (due to night) with aspects of high key lighting due to large,
bright lights from billboards in the surroundings
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Bright lights contrasting with the low key night
emphasises important details of what is happening, with the lights from what
appears to be police cars focusing onto the bag, showing the silhouette of
the bomb squad man- allowing us to know who it is we should focus our
attention to
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Sound- diegetic noises
of police sirens, car horns, voices and people moving
Non-diegetic sound of low, beating sound as well as sound
building up to the next shot of bomb squad member
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Gives you a feel of the surroundings and what you usually
would here in this setting- creating a sense of realism in the show
Low, beating sound increases tension and makes you query
what is about to happen
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