Monday 26 January 2009

Snatch Analysis

Camera Work
The first part of the sequence is a combination of mainly long shots and a few medium shots. Unusually these shots are from behind a camera screen. After the characters enter the room the camera work instead focuses on medium shots. This is done so the audience can see the action better. There are a couple of close ups and zooms which the camera usually freezes on so a title can be shown. E.g. the camera zooms quickly on a gun and then freezes so the title “Written and directed by Guy Ritchie”. After the action is over the camera work focuses on close-ups of the individual characters to introduce them.

Editing
There is a very slow start to the sequence because of the long duration of each shot. The editing changes once they get the guns out. The shots become very short and there is use of effects and zooms to liven up the clips even more. The pace slows down after the action however it is pretty much maintained though out the rest of the sequence. The use of coloured or drawn frames when the camera freezes is very well used though out the sequence.

Sound
The music at the start of the sequence is Jewish which fits with the appearance of the bank and characters, which the audience are led to assume are all Jewish. After the action starts the music changes and suddenly the pace of the music picks up. The pace slows down when they get into the van but is kept up until the end of the sequence.

Mise-En-Scene
At the start the characters are dressed up like Jews. The CCTV is black and white at this stage. The camera focus leaves the CCTV screens when they enter the bank office. The main props used are guns as well as some diamonds. During the second part of the sequence jewellery and money is used a lot.

Titles
There are some titles in black rectangles on the CCTV screens as the characters enter the bank. The titles that appear whilst they are in the office are on brown rectangles. The film title appears in White in front of the diamond, as the camera spins 360 around the diamond.

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