The music starts with merry widow and is a sound bridge.
There is a dissolve from the wealthy people dancing to a industrial scene. And the music changes to show the two differences between the two places.
There is a burnt out car dumped at the side of the river, this shows that this area is industrial and a run-down area.
A long shot is used down the run down road and shows children playing in the street. To us they look poor.
The music then gets more dramatic and there is another dissolve to show a man in the building, lying on the bed.
The man on the bed is smoking a big cigar, and he is smartly dressed. In this scene low key lighting is being used and this causes shadows in the room.
The camera then moves around his room to tell us a bit about the character and his surroundings.
There is a close up if some money on the floor , and this shows us that he don’t care about the money as it is just lying around.
We can tell he character is calm by his facial expressions and he ins’t really interested about what the woman is saying to him when she enters the room.
The blind then comes down, and he all f a sudden comes alive in the dark. This makes us think that he is a villain, there is sinister music as well that adds to the effect of him being a villain.
He then smashes a glass, and this tells us he is angry and violent. He has gone from lying on the bed with no energy, to anger and smashing glasses.
There is some piano music to create tension as the other men follow him, however they pretend they don’t know him.
The high angle shot that is then used makes them look powerless. There is a silhouette of Charlie looking down on the men that were chasing him.
We can see a comparison from where Charlie is - a run down industrial area, to Santa Rosa – a bright, sunny, more posh and more pleasant area. The music used when filming Santa Rosa is softer and calmer compared to the sinister music used in the industrial area.
Charlie was lying on the bed in the same way uncle Charlie was, however uncle Charlie’s room had a darker light, where as Charlie (niece) room was more lighter.
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Jordan,some interesting stuff here,try to keep your posts regular and include some ideas about your own work.
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