From the clip we find out that two young girls have murdered a taxi driver. The detectives then show up, get involved and question the two girls. None of them co-operate.
Mise-en-SceneThe Mise-en-scene displays a lot of useful information, such as the setting.The sequence is partially set in a rural countryside where the establishing shot shows no other form of life apart from the two girls walking away from the crime scene. As a result it poses many questions such as why they did it and why there was a taxi in the middle of nowhere.
The sound is very important within the opening sequence. As soon as the clip starts there is a low pitched airy non-diegetic score. This sets the mood for the whole series and starts to increase the tension right from the start. Combining this with the rural environment of the set is a juxtaposition as you would not suspect the countryside to be a place of crime and danger which is indicated by the score. The score stops completely as the establishing shot cuts to a mid shot of the girls walking away, implying that the two girls were involved.
Editing is used to draw suspicion to two specific characters creating their guilt and giving the audience a negative view towards them. The cross cutting first showed the backs of the the tow girls which appeared rather normal and then the dead body (and other blood covered props) within the taxi.The cross cutting is constant and focuses all are attention on the crime they have appeared to commit.
Camera work
Multiply extreme close ups have been used to show visually what has happened and reveal a few things about the dead man. The extreme close up of the twitching hand tells us it just happened. The close up of the locket shows he had a family and makes us fell empathy for them whilst angry towards the murders.
Questions asked
Why did they do it?
Why are they there?
What is their relationship?
What did the lady mean?
Published: 10/12/2014
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