MISE EN SCENE
typecasting the actors in the film
the ship reminds the audience of the titanic
the statue in the back of a scene is depicted with no arms to foreshadow the later event
throughout the opening scene, the shots are cut in half by objects in the scene to foreshadow what later happens in the film
the lighting changes from a warm colour to a blue as the wire starts to move to show the climax approaching
SOUND
as the film opens, happy and lively non-digetic music plays which sharply contrasts the ending of the opening scene
the singing of the lady in the red dress echoes onto the deck
the digetic sound is turned up as the wire starts to move to make the scene more dramatic
the sound of all the people being hit by the wire overlap as they each get sliced
the little girl screams very loudly at the end of the scene as the camera fades to show the scene closing
CAMERAWORK
the crane shot at the beginning of the film is later repeated after the opening scene after everyone dies
slow and long dolly shots of everyone on the boat before disaster strikes
a bird's eye view/pan shot of the deck of the boat before and after everyone dies to show the contrast
angles constantly changing as the wire unravels to create a sense of chaos
pull focus of the wire right before it moves
EDITING
fade in and out of the scene to and from the sea
shot reverse shot of the lady in the red dress and the man in green uniform to show that they both orchestrated the whole thing
combination of slow motion and fast motion in the wire scene to create chaos and give the audience time to realise what has actually happened in the scene
mirrored dissolve transitions at the beginning and the end of the whole scene
choppy and static shots used throughout to also add the the chaos of the situation
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