Film scene analysis

Collateral

In the opening scene of Collateral, a film by micheal mann, many camera techniques are used to grab the viewer within the first few minutes.  the film begins with a long shot continuously panning across the people in a train station yet the central point is kept as Tom Cruise. mann pulls in and out of focus to convey the fast pace occurences and to set the scene. extended open frame camera shots are used of the briefcases dropping to the floor to try to emphasise the slight of hand of the two characters swapping the case. this leads the audience to begin asking questions. we are shown a point of view shot from tom cruises perspective  we then leave the open frame scenes in the train station to a closed frame cab office, introducing Jamie Foxx, mann uses selective focus to contrast the other cab drivers to Foxx's character.

The Dark Knight

• closed frame wide angle shot inside the car with low lighting creates suspense, a it switches to a scene with a close up of one of the characters faces but with the others blurred. fill light inside the car
• all three robbers visible but only one in focus, conveying how unaware you are of who these people are.
• dollying of camera to keep the excitement and fast

Kidulthood

• In the first scene we have a boy playing football in slow motion using a closed frame with blurred edges and focuses on his feet
• As the scene moves on the camera pans between various groups of people pulling in and out rapidly between them 
• The camera then cuts to an extreme close up of a drill this creates mystery as your not able to see the whole object and so anticipation builds