Throughout our entire opening sequence there are lots of different ways you can see representation. The first examples/hints we see of the painter are an easel and what we at first think is paint which connote a profession of a painter. The on going colour of red in our clips case signifies a sense of danger and in a way passion, the artists obviously very full of passion throughout the whole clip for what he is creating and the first shot even shows the painter walking through blood, the blood is there to represent the passion and danger to come.
The mis en scene of costume used in our piece was also thoroughly thought through. The choice of the painter being in a typical jumpsuit that you would wear as a uniform for a job shows that maybe his job is involved with blood and as there is a dead
body maybe he is a hit man of some sort. The bodies costume also was a key point in expressing that he is the innocent one as the body was dresses in white which connotes a sense of innocence and by the painters jumpsuit being darkly coloured we wanted to show a stark contrast of good and bad. The distinct camera angle of us watching the painter as well shows that maybe he feels like he is always being watched which shows he is very paranoid and wants to get everything perfect and we see this in his expression and the fast movement of his eyes
This closeup of his eyes and the movement his eyes are making (which is very erratic) connotes that he is stressed. We also showed the camera angle and the mid shot of him smiling which showed he also takes pleasure from what he does which perhaps could tell us that he is quite a sadistic character. Once we are shown the actual body we know that the painter is obviously linked.
The body was completely covered in blood and the white outfit was covered in it as well to show that he is on the brink of death. The dirt we can see that is mixed in the with blood in this also shows that he has been roughed up and he may have been dragged through a forest or it was a struggle to get him there. the location was quite unclear and that i feel brought again the feeling of confusion and being able to just concentrate on the painter and what he was doing. the black walls and floor showed that maybe this could be a figment of the painter mind and it could just be one of his dark sadistic thoughts. Also the location opened up the possibility of the painter having had carefully made sure everything in the room was black because this was his fantasy and he wanted everything to be how he imagined. The black of the location/set also connotes death which is something which is obviously a big theme in the clip. We wanted the character of the painters hair to be black also to show that maybe he connotes a kind of grim reaper character. The lighting in our piece we wanted to be quite sterile and simple. The use of high lighting on the painters face showed that he was the dominant man in the situation. We wanted to subvert the typical stereotype of the girl being tied up by the kidnaping man though that you would stereotypically see in most movies. So we actually decided that we would use a boy around the same age of the other boy. This also subverts the stereotype of age as normally you would see an adult man who ha done this to a younger boy, but as they are both the same age it creates a sense of role reversal perhaps. This also creates another sense of mystery and we are left thinking why has he done this and what was his notion to do so. Facial expression were also a big thing in this clip, the use of contrasting the body’s senseless facial expression to the painters sadistic grin showed that obviously the painter was in control. The use of shots and camera angles panning the body but never actually showing a full shot of the body could've been to create a tension and suspense. By never actually seeing the full body but getting glimpses of the red blood and his facial expressions does actually show evidently that the body is obviously in danger.
The non diagetic sound that we used of the classical music juxtaposes what is going on. We decided to use this type of music as it could signify the painter trying to concentrate and that actually he is enjoying himself enough to be able to listen to music while he does what he is doing. The music also creates more of a high paced tension and is there to keep the audience or viewer on the edges of there seats throughout. It subverts the stereotype of a normal tension b idling heavy music that would go over a murder scene normally by using an upbeat piece of classical music that is actually quite cheerful like the one we used which is Vivaldi's Concerto for Four Violins in B-Minor, First Movement. Although it is in minor violins are normally quite upbeat instruments which showed that the painter was upbeat about what he was doing and showed a kind of madness to him.
Overall in this opening sequence we are shown clear signs of danger throughout and the subversion of the stereotype of men attacking woman but instead men attacking another man shows that this sequence isn't going to just be a typical story either is the film going to be and it gives taste of what is to come.
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