The Dark Knight Bank Robbery Scene - 2.5minutes
Camera:
- very long shot, zooms into the buildings, creating suspense.
- close up shot of the man with the gun, draws attention to his mask.
- mid-shot of man, he's in the middle of the frame, suggesting he is an important character.
- also focuses on the mask, creating a recurring theme.
- camera follows the men in the car and all their actions are visible, e.g. loading a gun, indicates that they are important characters.
Lighting:
- natural, day time light.
- low-key lighting in both the building and the car creating a lot of shadows and this connects the two scenes as they are very similar.
- the natural light from outside the car makes the masks more defined.
- very natural light inside the bank.
Sound:
- string-like sound and ticking builds up suspense at the beginning, gets a little faster until you hear the loud smash of the window.
- no dialogue yet but you can hear they actions, e.g. going down the zip line.
- ticking carries on and a beat starts as well, the sounds fade onto the next scene.
- the car screeches past and the sound becomes much louder and you hear loud drums.
- first bit of dialogue and both groups of people are talking about the same topic which links them together.
- you can hear cars beeping in the background, which helps set the scene.
- then as soon as they enter the bank there is screaming, gunshots and a bit of dialogue but it is almost inaudible as it's loud and a lot is going on.
Welcome To The Punch Opening Sequence
Camera:
- mid-shot from up high, gives a view of what is happening.
- shows the lift descending, shows us where they are and makes more sense.
- camera looks up to men making them seem bigger and intimidating.
- close up of the man's face is very dramatic, especially as you can only see his eyes.
- suddenly switches to a fast car scene, showing the man's face and the car.
- the camera switches between high and low angles.
- slow motion long shot of all the men.
- switches between long shots and close ups.
- some of the shots are so close up it's unrecognisable what they are focusing on, creating confusion.
Lighting:
- unnatural indoor lighting of the building, with a blue tone.
- backlighting creates silhouettes.
- a lot of low-key lighting with streaks of purple and white light on the car indicating to us that it is moving very fast.
- it is dark outside so the shots have a lot of chiaroscuro.
- there is bright light from vehicles and surrounding buildings.
- the light flashes making it confusing and makes the road race seem faster.
Sound:
- ticking, with a fast music beat.
- very dramatic breathing zooming in on man's face.
- you can hear the car screeching and the bag being slid across the ground, which are both diegetic sound, but the music is also still in the background which is non-diegetic sound.
- the motorbikes simultaneously start up, showing order and that the characters have a plan.
- the first time you hear someone speak is when the man shouts.
Drive opening sequence
Camera:
- long shot of city sets the scene.
- camera looking up to the man and a lot of close ups of his face, making it very clear he's the main character.
- the camera is inside the car, so it's following him.
- long shot of the car on the road and then parking.
- close up of his jacket and a figure walking towards us in the background.
- camera shows her walking away as if she has importance.
- mid-shot of him standing in an empty room, he's in the middle of the frame.
- city shot again and then him back in the car.
Lighting:
- city light.
- back light, lots of shadow.
- light from outside the car gives an interesting effect as the car is moving.
- very unnatural light in the car park.
- spotlight by the lift emphasises the lift and also the women coming out.
- the lift has a warm yellow light which contrasts with the cold blue light in the appartment.
- backlight creates a silhouette of the man.
Sound:
- drum beat, jazzy/ pop music.
- no dialogue, completely non-diegetic sound.
- creepy singing voice, very croaky.
- then gentle woman's voice.
- music fades as he goes into the apartment and then builds up again when he exits and at this moment it is parallel to the camera.
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