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Slumdog Millionaire;

                           


This extracted clip from the movie, slumdog millionaire starts off with a disequilibrium as the protagonist is being interrogated by the police. The usage of a panning shot helps the scene smoothly dissolve into the flashback scene. An establishing shot is used to help the audience integrate to the new settings and atmosphere through the use of extreme wide shot. As the dialogue comes into play, the extreme wide shot turns into a close up shot from a low angle. This is used to help the audience stimulate identification and understand the characters actions and thought process. Afterwards, the dialogue is replaced with non-diegetic sound  as the pace of scene increases. The usage of continuity editing helps the audience go with the pace of the scene. The vibrancy of the music helps the audience recognise the free-spirited and amiability of the boys. Ultimately, the boys are caught up more dilemmas as they are kicked off the train and caught stealing food.


Preparatory to one of the dilemmas, the pace of scene is slowed down to create heavy tension and  to send enigma codes to the audience. Within scene, we introduced to a opulent family that are binary oppositions to our boys from the slums. Straights cut are used between the two groups of characters as the audience waits to see if the boys get caught. Inevitably. they get caught and fall off the train.
The shot of the boys rolling down the sandy hill is the most memorable shot a range of different shots are used to create one complex shot. This is achieved through the usage of close up, medium close up and long shot being interchangeably used.



 United 93; 

This extracted clip from the movie united 93 starts off with medium shot of the hijacker and close up shot of the passengers. This is arranged deliberately to help the audience to sympathise with passengers as they recite their prayers or call a loved one. An unsteady camera is used intentionally to mimic the ambiguity and the hostility of the scene. Action codes are used as the passenger signal each other through their eye movement before charging up and attacking the hijacker and dismembering his fake bomb. A sense of relief washes over the passengers before heading over to the next hijacker. The pace of the scene increasing and Enigma codes are send to the audience as the hijackers gain back power. The camera movements are extreme unsteady to reflect the hostility and plane being driven. 


The pace of the scene escalates as the passengers and the hijacker fight. Different angles such low angle and high angle are shown to shown to increase the tension and to empathises anticipation of the passengers getting closer to the hijacking pilots. The shots of the passengers being flipped by plane empathises on the seriousness of the event. There are not blood shed on the screen to leave it to the audience's imaginary.



Boyz n the hood;

The extracted clip from this movie Boyz n the hood starts off with the antagonist walks with non-diegetic sound playing in a medium shot.
Tension settles in as the two character bumps into each other.                
Medium close up shot used so the audience can examine the facial expressions of the conflicted character. A wide shot is used as the other characters start to intervene.  The conflict is left unresolved and to be continued as the protagonist display a gun but the other characters soon return with their own armed weapons. The scene ends a high angle tracking shot following the protagonist evacuating the disturbed scene. 

The two most promising character's Tre and Rickey emerge themselves into a dialogue about leaving South central and the inevitable effects of it but soon the characters are facing with another dilemma as they face police brutality from two officers. This is shown to show the constant struggles of living in an toxic environment filled with the temptations and ungodly desires.
The two cops show up to vigorously search the boys but the black cop utter and vocalise his own internalised racism towards the boys. There is a close up shot of the boys to allow the audience to sympathise with the protagonists. This is a turning point for the boys.





City of God;

This extracted clip from the movie City of God starts off with a crane shot as the group of boys roam the streets of Rio. There is also straight cut to another group of clearly young males chatting away. This is clearly shown to the audience to imply that conflict may arise. Close up shots of the group of young boys are used to help the audience empathise with them and for identification. Quick panning shots are used to allow the audience to follow the dialogue between the boys but as the gangster get closer, long shots are used to show the distance between them. The pace of the scene increases as the two groups start fighting and attacking each aggressively. Low angles are shown from the main protagonist as he picks up the young boys to make him seem powerful and strong.

Long shots are introduced as most of the boys ran away from the scene whilst one of the smallest member of the group is caught in a corner. The audience watches him struggle to escape and this intensified by the unsteady camera used. Afterwards, The camera simply focuses on the gun and blurs out the rest of shot to magnify the danger that the gangsters posses. The camera zooms into the boy and cries from the pain caused by the gun. Lastly, the usage of over the shoulder shot is used to allow the audience to focus on the facial expression of the two boys from different gangs. The diegetic sound is amplified whilst the camera moves into a close up shot. this is used to humanises the characters and they are unable to make a decision


Clockwork Orange;

First of all, there is usage of diegetic sound is to prevail the atmosphere of the scene. The camera moved backwards to into a long shot to allow the the silhouettes of the men to pierce through. This is transitioned into an extreme long shot to show the distance men and the diegetic sound continues. The silhouettes are signal fear and danger. Clearly, The audience is meant to sympathise with the beggar as we are given close up whilst we are given medium shots for the protagonists.
Similarly, the audience is forced to sympathise with the beggar again as dialogue begins. The wicked laughter expressed by the protagonists disheartens the audience as they chuckle at the beggar's fulmination. This foreshadows that there will be more barbaric acts to come.
All the men apparent dressed in the same white clothing which is ironic as the colour 'white' connotes purity and clarity. This is a juxtaposition and a binary opposite  to their actions.
Perhaps the director is trying to symbolise the great inequality within our society. The men could be embodiment of destructive ideologies such as capitalism whilst the beggar could represent socialism and the need for change.