Zodiac
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ub6wGZu5Xng
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ub6wGZu5Xng
The opening of Zodiac shows a young man Mike Mageau meets up with his girl/friend Darlene Ferrin and they drive towards this alleyway. When they got there they met a car, there but they didn't mean any harm we think. Then another set of cars came, and they were worried that they were in trouble, but they weren't as they just drove away. Another car then returned and this time stepped out of the car and unexpectedly shot him and the girl. We are unaware on why this happened and what caused these men to do this.
Editing
At first it starts off slow, with someone driving around in the car introducing the neighbourhood and showing all the houses, then it stops and you see a young man running towards the car, introducing the two characters. Then they drive off through the neighbourhood into the shut off area. The camera then shows where they are then cuts into the car. Then they exchange a bit of dialogue Then a car comes and the camera zooms into the car, however we cant see who's in the car we can only hear noise. That car then drives away then we are back in the car again and they continue on with their conversation until when the next car comes along then we get a view of that car, and now the young man and women in the car begin to get worried unsure of what was taking place. That car drives away, then there is a sigh of relief, however the car then comes back and the camera zooms out so we can see the area they're in, then two young men exit the car and then approach the car. The camera then zooms into the young mans face, the he begins talking, then the camera cuts and then zooms into the gun and all of a sudden the bullet goes off, we cant see the bullet physically going into them however we can see the blood, after we hear the gun go off.
Mise En Scene
The mise En Scene includes a house where we can we can see the young man exit, to enter the car. They then enter a white car, which in those days might have been very popular back in those days. They then drive away into a little hut. Then when the second out of the three cars that came they used fireworks which they had aimed at the car, although we couldn't see who fired it off, we could see the colours of the fireworks. The reason why they may have not shown the people in the car its to probably create a sense of suspense, so it doesn't only make the characters in the car worried but it also makes the audience quite suspicious of what could happen next. The finally at the end of the opening scene, we got to see a close up of the gun, which create a dangerous atmosphere for the people in the scene. Also the fact that thy are wearing something which covers up their face it also creates a dangerous sense.
Sound
As she is driving through the neighbourhood, we get a non-diegetic sound of the radio, the reason why this is non-diegetic is because we don't know where the source of the sound is coming from. Then they exchange a bit of dialogue whilst he is stood in front of the car. As the cars approach the car park, we can then hear the engines of the other cars which are driving away, this is diegetic because we can see where the sound is coming from. They then start o have a bit of a conversation, then all of a sudden we hear the fireworks this is a diegetic sound, which ends up startling the both of them. The third car then comes along then when the guy is in front of the car we can hear the gunshot, which is non-diegetic at first because we couldn't see the gun until when the angle of the camera has changed.
Mise En Scene
The mise En Scene includes a house where we can we can see the young man exit, to enter the car. They then enter a white car, which in those days might have been very popular back in those days. They then drive away into a little hut. Then when the second out of the three cars that came they used fireworks which they had aimed at the car, although we couldn't see who fired it off, we could see the colours of the fireworks. The reason why they may have not shown the people in the car its to probably create a sense of suspense, so it doesn't only make the characters in the car worried but it also makes the audience quite suspicious of what could happen next. The finally at the end of the opening scene, we got to see a close up of the gun, which create a dangerous atmosphere for the people in the scene. Also the fact that thy are wearing something which covers up their face it also creates a dangerous sense.
Sound
As she is driving through the neighbourhood, we get a non-diegetic sound of the radio, the reason why this is non-diegetic is because we don't know where the source of the sound is coming from. Then they exchange a bit of dialogue whilst he is stood in front of the car. As the cars approach the car park, we can then hear the engines of the other cars which are driving away, this is diegetic because we can see where the sound is coming from. They then start o have a bit of a conversation, then all of a sudden we hear the fireworks this is a diegetic sound, which ends up startling the both of them. The third car then comes along then when the guy is in front of the car we can hear the gunshot, which is non-diegetic at first because we couldn't see the gun until when the angle of the camera has changed.
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