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For some reason my pictures i took from the films wont past onto the blog, so ill print of the whole document with pictures on if i havent sorted it out tonight.

Harrison

Harrison - Green street, Shaun of the Dead, Rock n Rolla.

Green Street

Camera Movement

First three shots set the scene of the opening to the film, shot one is a slightly blurred shot of the train station, the second shot is a clear long shot of the station, and the third shot jumps to the stairs leading onto the platform. The shots have been laid out like this as they match the diabetic sound of fans chanting, each shot we see the chanting gets louder and closer. Therefore these shots represent the football hooligans getting closer to the platform.

This long shot establishes the roles of these

characters,the divide in the group shows us

which of these man is influential in the film.

As a result the audience is lead to believe that

the two men at the front of the group are

likely to be the main characters.

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he camera movement in this part of the opening scene is very shaky, and also sort of a point of view type of movement. This technique has been used to show the chaos and confusion amongst the violence.

Mis en scene

This shot shows an empty coke can left on the floor of a train station, this has significance in showing the audience what type of place this is. A dirty train station at night suggests we are in a lower class area, and stereo-typically suggests violence.

This shot of the opposing group of men shows very clearly what class they are likely to be from due too their hats, usually seen worn by lower class kids on an estate, and their clothing. The clothes these men are wearing aren't visibly branded, suggesting there not expensive clothes, this leads the viewers to believe that these men aren't 'pretty boys' who care about their appearance, more manly men you would find at a urban pub.

Editing

The editing in the fight scene quickens to add pace to the film, and some cuts are so quick that you barely have time to adjust to what is happening in the scene, this effect adds confusion to the fight as well as gives you a feeling of being there due to the mayhem represented by the editing.

Shaun of the dead

Camera movement

The camera is constantly panning through different setting in the opening scene, and moving very slowly, this combined with the emotionless actions from the characters involved, establishes that this film is humerus. Although there is no communication or any obvious joke, the speed at which this is filmed along with the acting hints that this is too be a comedy.

This long shot shows us a group of people acting in sync with each other, bopping their heads in a sequence and walking slowly towards the camera. The tittle of the film is used here to as a slight joke, taking the 'mic' out of young hooligans, suggesting that their lifeless and pretty dull naturally.

Mis en scene

This shot shows us the two main characters, but the crops used in this shot tells the audience a lot about their lifestyle. The two characters are surrounded by mess, mostly beers and crisps, two manly things, but it also suggests that this isn't a particularly serious film.

The street fences, paper on the ground and fast food stop in this shot suggests the film is based in an urban location like a big town or city.

Editing

Each edit in this opening sequence is very slow, there are only seven cuts in the whole piece. Furthermore each edit is cleverly faded to suggest a link between each area shown. The slow edits again show that this is a comedy, as in your typical zombie thriller you'd have a series of fast edits to create suspense.

Sound

The soundtrack to the whole opening piece is very contrapuntal with the tittle of the film, yet parallel with the opening sequence. The reason for this is because the soundtrack is light hearted and fits in with the comical nature of characters, but it does not fit into a normal zombie film.

Rock n Rolla

Camera and Sound

The film opens with a fade, starting dark and gradually lighting up. The camera dolly's forward onto the back of a male character. The whole pace of this clip is very slow with the camera moving at a steady pace, this adds the sense of a gloomy room and suspicion to the character. The audience are left in know wondering who is this man and how is he important. In addition the dietetic sound is very up beat, but very simple, and sounds like the type of music you would expect to hear in a typical British Gangster film. Therefore it is parallel to the films genre.

Mis en Scene

The Mis en scene used in the opening tells the viewers just about all they need to know about this character. His room is a complete mess, it looks like a room from a horror movie. There are curtains and cloths covering any light source which indicates this man has secluded himself from the outside world, also the table full of empty beer and pill bottles suggests he probably has some very extreme mentle problems.

Editing

The opening is very short, and very slow passed, this is demonstrated by the fact that there is only one edit in the entire forty second scene. This adds to the suspense surrounding the character.

Location ideas

We will possibly be able to gain access to either of these locations;

 - Princess Royal Hospital
 - A mock plane in Virgin airways
   Here are some pictures of the interior of the plane that we could use:

First class seating
There is also economy class which can be used

Cockpit

Bar inside the plane -
a scene of James Bond was previously filmed here.

 - First class lounge in Gatwick

Deadline Two

Deadline Two – Pre-Production Planning

A completed storyboard for the entire opening (preferably having used ‘post it’s), including initial ideas about title placing.

This needs to be made into an animatic of approximately the same length as the final film will be (shots to be timed carefully) with a voice-over explanation and embedded onto the blog.

Also:

- a synopsis for the whole film narrative from which this will be the opening (about 100 words),

- the script for any dialogue,

- list of roles (see pre-production planning advice)

- images of locations and decisions about locations,

- prop research and justification in terms of character and story

- health and safety, including risk assessments for filming and use of equipment.

- lighting decisions.

Blog Heading “Pre-Production Planning”(clearly label which group member has taken responsibility for each of the various posts).

Again, consider blog format – images, text, screen grabs, embedded video, hyperlinks, etc

If you want to film over half term, this needs to be handed in earlier in order that we can check it through and grant permission.

Donnie Darko - Max

In the first shot of the film, we see a body lying in the middle of the road. This instantly raises questions in the audiences mind: What is it? What's happened? Was this intentional? Is the body still alive? This creates a huge amount of suspense so early on in the film, which makes the audience wonder if there is worse to come.

There is a very tense, and really quite ominous soundtrack playing (which is non-diegetic), but there are also diegetic sounds of birds singing, which seem almost echoey, which gives the impression that this could be a dream or flashback.

There is very low key lighting used, to give a natural, outdoors effect.

As the camera zooms in on the body, you see that he/she rolls over. This gives a small amount of reassurance to the audience, in the sense that, they now know he/she is alive, but are still not sure if they are hurt or not.

The person then sits up, which suggests that they may not be hurt at all, but which then raises the question of: Why were they on the floor if they were not hurt?

We can then see that there is a bike that seems to have fallen over, which suggests that the person has fallen off their bike, which then makes the audience wonder if the person is hurt. This constant change of questions being asked keeps the audience feeling very tense.

As the person sits up, piano music starts playing very loudly (again this is non-diegetic), but as this is louder than the other non-diegetic sound, and is louder than the diegetic sounds, the audience focuses on the music, which adds an eerieness to the soundtrack.

As the person stands up and turns to face the camera, the audience learns that this person is a male, and is quite young.

As they stand a chorus of women or choir boys joins the soundtrack, which just adds to the already ominous soundtrack.

The dim lighting and background suggests that this is either early in the morning, or that it is going dark, this makes the audience wonder why a boy is out cycling in what appears to be pyjamas, in either of the times. Although due to the pyjamas, it seems more likely that this is set early in the morning.

The boy then laughs and smiles, all the while the soundtrack is playing and the birds are still singing; although the bird song seems to be crisper, which may suggest that the boy could have just been sleeping, and now that he has woken up, the bird song has become much clearer as a metaphor.

You can see by the background that the boy is in the middle of what seems to be very mountainous and lush forest.

The boy smiling and laughing seems very odd, as the audience suspects he has just fallen off of his bike, this may suggest that he may have fallen off of his bike for an unknown reason, or that something about him falling off his bike is funny to him.

So far this shot has been a very lengthy shot, which slows the pace of the scene down very much, creating a slow atmosphere. Also before this shot, the whole rest of the opening has also been only one shot, which has created an almost lazy atmosphere to the scene, which could be a metaphor for the boy sleeping, or having just woken up.

Although this is a very short opening scene, by using only two cuts in the entire scene it establishes a slow, lazy, dreamy atmosphere for the scene. It also uses de-saturation of sound to suggest that the boy could have been asleep, although it is not clear if he was or not, but by making the audience ask many questions, it has created tension and suspense, and has made the audience want to continue watching the film.

Sixth Sense - Max

The shot is of an unknown light, in the dark, which is quite a spooky thing to look at. The audience do not yet know what it is exactly that they are looking at.

The soundtrack is quite tense and scary, but as the light gets brighter, the soundtrack gets quieter. I assume at this point that the sound is non-diegetic as the audience have not seen any sort of music player as of yet.

The editing used, is either a light that is being gradually turned brighter, or that they are using a fade which gives the impression that the light is gradually becoming lighter.

It is then revealed to the audience that the unknown light is in fact a light bulb, although it does look very aged, which adds to the quite eerie effect that the music and darkness have already constructed.

By now the sound is almost too quiet to hear, and has left the audience watching on in silence, this makes the audience think that perhaps something is going to happen; although as to what that will be, the audience cannot be sure, which then makes the audience quite tense as they are waiting for something to happen.

The effect of the lightbulb slowly getting brighter has been used as a transition from the credit sequence.

This shot establishes the location, which turns out to be a rather creepy looking wine cellar, and there is a lone woman standing in the room, looking for something. The woman is well dressed and very pretty, which gives the impression wealth.

The placement of the camera, makes it look as if it is a P.O.V shot, which suggests that the audience may be looking through the eyes of someone who is hiding in the cellar, which adds a huge deal of suspense.

The cellar is very dimly lit, casting many shadows around the room, making it seem very sinister and eerie, which adds even more suspense to the scene.

In this shot we get a closer look at the woman, this shows the audience that she is wearing quite a lot f make up, which could suggest that she cares about her appearance and could be quite vain, or that it could be a special occasion and that also goes with the fact that she is very well dressed.

The closeness of her to the camera also makes the audience doubt that this is meant to be a P.O.V shot, but instead of lowering the amount of suspense in the scene, it then brings attention to the shadows behind the woman, and makes the audience wonder if anything menacing is hiding in the shadows.

The soundtrack has completely stopped by this point, so the audience is left in complete silence, except for the diegetic sounds of the woman looking through bottles, this creates quite an eerie silence, as the audience is still expecting something to happen.

Just before this shot the woman hears something and turns around. Then in this shot we see that the moonlight coming in through a window has cast a silhouette of the woman on the wall next to her, this gives the impression that she is not alone.

By this point the audience are certain that something bad is going to happen, seeing as the woman has just heard a noise, and she is in a dark cellar, by herself.

Due to their being a lack of activity in this shot, there is not even any diegetic sound in this shot, so it is filmed in complete silence, which adds a very sinister and suspenseful effect to this shot.

This shot shows the woman's feet as she runs up the stairs, not only does this give us a view of her footwear (very impractical high heeled shoes), this also gives us another good look at the cellar; which reveals that it is a very old cellar, which adds further eerieness to the scene.

The diegetic sound in this shot also reinforce the fact that this is an old cellar, because as you hear her footsteps, as she ascends the stairs; you hear a clacking noise of heels on stone, rather than the creaking noise you would hear, if these steps were a more modern wooden build.

The camera placement allows us to see that the woman is running up the stairs at some pace, which suggests that maybe the woman is scared, and wants to get out of the cellar as fast as possible. Although looking at her footwear, the audience expects her to trip, which adds suspense, as the audience wonders what would happen if she did trip.

Overall I think that this scene relies on the silence, to create an eerie atmosphere and suspense. Also the lighting helps to cast shadows around the cellar which gives it a very mysterious and ominous look.

Harrison's Internet

Unfortunately Harrison's internet has gone down, so he will not be able to upload the thriller openings to the blog as of yet, but he assures me that he has saved them to a word document, and will upload them when his internet is sorted out.

Taxi Driver - Max

It starts with what appears to be either smoke or steam, this gives quite an industrial feel to the beginning of the film.

The soundtrack playing is non-diegetic, it is a saxophone song playing which is quite relaxed; this sets the atmosphere and seems to be a parallel sound to what's happening in the film.

The smoke then decapitates as man walks through it, as we see a glass door appear with a man sitting at a desk behind it.

There is a close up of the back of the mans head, which obscures part of the door, this gives the man a sense of anonymity which makes the audience wonder who the man is.

We then see the man walk through the doorway into the building, the camera follows him, but as he passes the camera, a logo on his jacket becomes central in the shot, this could suggest that the logo may perhaps be important.

The music also begins to pick up in volume as the man enters the building, suggesting that something may be about to happen.

The camera then pans around the man, so that we can now see his face, he is quite a young man, with some stubble on his face; this gives the impression that he may be quite a 'tough' man, or it could quite simply be that he has forgotten to shave.

There is artificial light which gives the effect of the place being quite suburban and industrial.

The soundtrack goes from being relaxed, to almost sinister as the mans face is revealed, implying that this man may be a bad guy, or even possibly a main antagonist .

There is then a sound bridge used, which is a diegetic sound of a phone ringing, which takes us from the last shot to this one.

We now see more of the interior of the building, this gives the audience more of an idea of what the man is doing, and where he is, although both are still unclear.

Dialogue then starts as the man behind the desk says "Harry, answer that" referring to the phone ringing. This could imply that the man behind the counter is the 'boss' of these other men, which gives the audience a stronger idea of what this place is.

Dialogue then starts between the two men, which is mostly questions coming from the man behind the desk, and the other man then answers. The answers seem to be about who the man is, and are very formal, which implies that these men don't know each other; although the man, who is standing, seems to be answering the questions in quite an informal manner, which suggests that his character is very confident.

You can see that this man is wearing quite practical clothes e.g. what seems like a military jacket, due to the insignia on the front, and a simple shirt. This could suggest that the man may have been in the army, or could still be in service.

In this shot we get a very good look at the man sitting behind the desk. We can see that he is writing down what the other man is saying, which suggests that this could be a job interview, or something of the like. We can also see that the man is well shaven, for example his mustache seems very neat, this suggests that he looks after himself, and cares what he looks like.

At this point there is no soundtrack playing, and all you can hear are diegetic sounds of the other people in the building interacting, and dialogue; which is being exchanged between the two men only, which may imply that the other men are working.

We can see that his desk is quite messy, which implies that he looks after himself more than his workplace, which could suggest that he doesn't care about his work very much, or that he is just a disorganised person.

In this next shot you see the man hand something to the other man who is sitting behind the desk. The man behind the desk then inspects it, but doesn't seem to put much effort into the inspection and only looks at it for a few seconds with a look disinterest, this implies that the man doesn't take much interest in the license.

The man is then asked about his driving history, to which he replies "it's clean, like my conscience" to which he then smiles to himself. This could be a sarcastic comment, which makes him seem quite sinister, and implies that his history might be quite a dark history.

He then looks away from the man, and then seems to go into his own world, which implies that he could be remembering something from his past which makes him happy, which again could again be seen as sinister.

The man is then asked about his military history, where his facial expression seems to sadden very quickly, as he looks down at the floor. This could imply that perhaps something happened to him in the army which is why his conscience is supposedly 'clean'. This also explains why he is wearing a military jacket, which suggests that maybe he wants to remember his time in the army for an unknown reason.

The soundtrack has still not changed, there are still only diegetic sounds and dialogue at this point.

The lighting also casts a shadow down one side of his face, which could either make him look slightly sinister, or making him look sad as he remembers the army.

As talk of the army subsides, a tilt up shot is used to focus on the logo on his arm again, which probably has some relation to his army regiment, this focus that is put on it suggests that it is important to the narrative of the film, due to the fact that it has been focused on twice now, in the space of about a minute and a half.

The lighting on the man shadows his logo slightly, which could be a metaphor for his army career and may reinforce the idea that his army career may have been quite bad.

Overall this opening relies on the use of mise en scene, mostly on the facial expression part of mise en scene, to relay character thoughts and create questions for the audience. Also dialogue is used heavily to paint the picture of what is happening and to again, raise questions for the audience, to both create suspense, and keep the audience interested.

V for Vendetta - Max

The first shot is of blackness, with a narration being played, the blackness is used to focus the audience in on the narration, and possibly to also hide who is speaking.

We then hear a door being opened (a sound effect) which has probably been made to sound louder for added effect.

As we hear the door being opened, we see a light illuminate part of the blacked out screen, which the audience will now realise was a dark room. This effect of the door being opened and the blacked out screen has been used as a transition.

The lighting is non existent in the room, but the lighting that is coming through the door is very bright and golden, which creates a sort of warm glow coming into the room, this could be a metaphor for the inside of the room being dangerous or scary, and the outside world being safer and nicer.

In this shot you can see when the film is set by the costume that the man is wearing, and also by his facial hair style. Although the colour seems to be slightly saturated and blurred, which could suggest that this is a flash back or something of the like.

The lighting seems very natural, meaning that, it seems to be coming from the lamp that is attached to his cart; this is another implication that this piece of the film is not set in the present day.

There is a tilt up from the wheels of the cart, past the barrels, past the lamp and then to the mans face, this is used to show that the man is carrying gunpowder. Seeing as Guy Fawkes has just been mentioned by the narrator, the audience may guess that this man could be Guy Fawkes.

As well as the narration (from the still unknown person) there is another non-diegetic sound, which is the soundtrack; there is quite tense music playing, which is parallel to what is happening in the scene, seeing as the character is supposedly attempting to blow up the Houses of Parliament.

The soundtrack then increases in volume as we are shown the outline of another door, but when the men and the dog come crashing through the door, the soundtracks volume escalates hugely and the music becomes less tense and instead becomes more exciting. You also hear a new diegetic noise which is the dogs barking, which you hear before you actually see them, which builds suspense, because you don't know where the dogs are coming from. You also here shouting from the men, which again creates suspense as you wonder how the man is going to escape.

There Will Be Blood - Max

This is the first shot of the film, it is an establishing shot, used to show the location of the film. In this shot we can see that the film is set in a harsh, rugged terrain, its not very hospitable; suggesting that the types of characters in this film may possibly be quite 'hard' characters due to the difficult surroundings.

Also in this shot the Non- Diegetic sound (soundtrack) escalates in volume when the shot fades from blackness into the image we can see right now, this gives the feeling of menace, or that this is important.

This shot has extremely low-key lighting, which makes the tunnel very dark, but casts long shadows over the mans face and upper body, this creates an effect of anonymity which makes the audience ask who this man is? The darkness also enhances the brightness of the sparks. The lighting illuminates the mans arms, showing that he is quite muscular which suggests he has been mining for a long time, or has been doing manual labour for a long time. There is also a good use of diegetic sound of the pickaxe hitting the wall, which is most likely a foley sound and has had the volume increased to add to the effect of the sparks flying off, which suggests that this man is hitting the wall very hard; which could mean that he is very intent on finding whatever he is mining for.

In this close up of the mans face, this is the first good look of what the man looks like. It seems to be lighter which suggests that time has passed on from what i assume to have been night time; which implies that he has been working for a very long time, this could mean that he is in a rush to find what he is searching for.

The make up (beard and dirt) suggest that he has been working for a very long time (he has not had a chance to wash his face) and that also this may not be a short job due to the fact that he has not shaved.

His facial expression makes him look as if he is running out of hope for whatever he is looking for, although he is still looking intently for this elusive thing.

There are only two sounds in this part, both of which are diegetic, which are the man breathing (which has probably had the volume increased) to imply that the man is very tired due to his heavy breathing, and you can hear the wind very loudly which gives the impression of emptiness, either in the tunnel or the outside of the tunnel e.g. the harsh, barren landscape we saw in the establishing shot.

In this shot, the gun on his back is illuminated by the lighting, to bring focus to it. This gives the impression that the man is either dangerous, or the world he lives in is dangerous enough for him to feel the need to carry a weapon. The gleam on the metal also adds slight menace to the weapon.

In this shot, you can again see the location of the film, and that it again looks very desolate and lifeless, which makes the man look quite weak and small in such a huge place.

Its very low-key lighting, to suggest that it is late. The fact that there isn't even a glow on his face from the fire, implies that the fire is not very strong, which helps to give this idea of weakness or frailness.

The mans costume has changed in this shot, he is now wearing what appears to be a jacket or some other  overcoat to protect him from the wind and keep him warm, which suggests that it is cold, but that he cannot return home to warmth, this could be because either he doesnt have a home to return to, or that he needs to stay at the mine.

There is good use of diegetic sound, which is the thunder, this implies that there is a storm on the way, and judging by the characters facial expression, he is aware of the impending storm. Also there is again loud wind noises which reinforce the idea of emptiness in this desert.

In this shot there is a close up of some dynamite or other explosive, there were often used in mines to quickly expand the mine, or to collapse the mine for safety reasons; at this moment in the film we are not sure if his search has been successful as of yet, so we are not sure whether he is going to expand or collapse the mine. But the CU draws focus to the dynamite and implies that it is going to be used shortly and could hold importance to the narrative.

The lighting also acts to draw focus to the dynamite as it is lit up do draw it out of the darkness of the background.

Again there is not use of non-diegetic sound, as all you can hear is dust falling as the man works, which again reinforces the feeling of loneliness.

There is a use of depth of focus in this shot, as you can see that the dynamite is in the focus, the action going on in the background is out of focus, drawing even more attention to the dynamite.

Overall i think that the opening hugely focuses on diegetic sound to make the man seem lonely and that his work is very important, possibly to the extent that it has taken over his life, due to the fact that it seems that he has been living next to the mine for a long time, due to the Mise en Scene of the character. The lighting used makes the atmosphere very dark and unhappy, this could be reflecting the characters feelings in this part of the film.

Research - 'The Prestige' - Jack

Mise En Scene:

• The shot of the magician hats is at a complete different location to where the rest of the scene is shot, is it exterior. It seems as if they're all lying in outside in a graveyard or forest of some sort. This could suggest used to suggest the amount of magicians have failed or died throughout their acts. It is also very dark, to start the movie of with a very tense, suspicious atmosphere. As there are so many hats, it will also create enigma codes such as "what are they doing here?", "Why are there so many?".

• The narrative "Are you watching closely?" is used to make the audience question 'what is going to happen?' and create enigma codes. They will therefore focus on every single detail of the scene to try and work out what will happen. 
• Low-key lighting throughout the whole sequence - giving the dark, mysterious feel throughout. 

Camera work:

•  Shallow dept of field - used to create focus on specific objects or person. E.g shallow depth of field on the man speaking - the audience will think: "is he going to be the main character?"

• Mainly all hand-held - create possible unawareness and disorientation for the spectator. Also the hand-held could represent a POV for the man telling the story, therefore the audience can see exactly what the man saw when this happened. 
• Close-up when magician is doing the magic trick - about to focus on his facial expressions, and showing his state. He looks confident in the trick and therefore the spectator expects nothing to go wrong, however something does - so it creates shock for the spectator.

Editing:

•  Cross cutting - establishing the relationship between the two scenes; as one action happens in the scene with the man and girl, it is representative to what happens in the other context, the magician show. For example, when the man makes the bird disappear this is when the magician disappears. This therefore lets the spectator establish a relationship between the two contexts.

Man disappearing

Cut to bird disappearing

• Fade out when shown the magician drowning in the tank - could be symbolic to his own state - suggesting that he has faded and there is no hope that he has survived. 

Sound:

• Dialogue is muted -  it is shown that the magician on stage is actually speaking however we can only see this through the movement of his mouth, no voice is heard. We can only hear dialogue at the end of the sequence when  the context is changed. This conveys that we're not seeing the first part as it is - this could be a possible flashback, story-telling or the man reflecting on what happened that night to recall specific details to the court case. The narrative over the top throughout emphasises the fact that is could be a possibly story-telling. 
• Slow, parallel soundtrack - could be conveying that we're not seeing it as it happens and it's a dreary sound of a flashback. 
• Build non-diagetic sound when man is trapped and drowning - the 'wavy' sound could be symbolic to the water he is trapped in. There is a sudden stop of the sound which could suggest that is that come to the climax and the man drowning has no hope. All of which will be building up tension for the spectator. 

Research - 'The Dark Knight' - Jack

Mise En Scene:

• Lower key of lighting and colour when shown the scenes of the masked men trying to break into where the money is - this emphasises that what they're doing is erroneous, giving the scene more of a suspicious feeling.This therefore means that this is parallel to their actions. 

• Establishing shot of a familiar city - possibly New York? This adds elements of realism as we can relate to these places, and with a bank robbery taken place this adds even more shock and anticipation to the viewer.

• Echo when window smashes - suggests that they're very high up, in a large area.
• The bank manager already has a gun - could possibly mean that be was prepared for this to happen. Also does not have much fear and is able to fight back - proving he is strong and could he possibly be the main character as the 'good guy'?

• Character's are not introduced - their faces are not shown. This creates many enigma codes such as 'Why are they wearing clown masks?', 'Why are they robbing the bank?', 'Who are they?'

Camera work:

• Shallow depth of field used - to keep focus on the main subject chosen. Mostly on the faces of the masked men - shows that they are very important for the narrative. As focus is gained on the masked characters, this will make the audience think "Are they something to do with the 'Joker'?" or "Why do they all look the same?"

• Shot showing the drop from the top of the building makes the audience feel uneasy, as it is showing that what the masked men are doing is very dangerous, and that they are at risk.  

• Close-ups of the masks - shown to take in the details what the masks looks like. Could raise questions as to why each of them look different. Does it reflect what role they have?
• Extreme long shot when in bank - shows what each of the masked men are doing - it shows them straight away going into different positions and doing their job. This is proving that this have been thoroughly thought-out and prepared.  

Editing:

•  Discontinuity  - this is splitting up the different parts of the narrative. This is giving us a sense of time and is showing us that the scenes are happening at the same time. 

Here is a sequence of when this is apparent:

         

• Gains a faster pace as the action starts happening - this adds to the intensity of the scene.

Sound:

• Diagetic sound emphasised - adds to the intensity of the scene. 
• Parallel sound - Adds to the build and to the climax, as the sound builds up, just as the action does - creating suspense and tension for the spectator.