24 Extract Essay
The director wants the audience to feel a sense of excitement
and suspense as more of the story begins to uncover who this woman is. This
mostly relates to the thriller and action genres. We can see the thrill as the
audience feels lots of suspense and excitement as they are eager to know more
about what this woman has done. Additionally, we can also see the action
through acts of violence from Jack such as when he flips the table or slams the
chair the woman is sitting in against the wall. The main message that can be
seen throughout the extract is that it is not always easy to have patience in
potentially dangerous situations. It is hard to stay calm when you know
something bad could occur at any second. In life-threatening situations, anger
cannot always be controlled as easily. As this anger continues to build up,
more violence and rage occur as an outcome.
In the first
scene, the author uses different techniques to begin introducing the plot and
theme. The first technique was an over the shoulder shot. This shot was used to
show the expressions of anger that Jack has as he tries to get more information
out of the woman tied up. This allows for the audience to understand that Jack
is directly talking to her. Even though it appears as if he is looking at the
camera, the audience can infer that he is specifically speaking to her because
her shoulders appear slightly in front of the camera. This is an excellent
technique because it focuses directly on Jack, allowing the audience to form interpretations
of his expressions and how he may feel. Another technique used to help
introduce the plot and theme was crosscutting. Crosscutting was used to show
the difference between the two main settings. From this, the audience can infer
that one room may be the observation room, while the other is the interrogation
room. The director used cross-cutting to show what was happening at the same
time during the same scene just in a different location. This helps the
audience to better understand where this woman is and what is happening around
her. The usage of this technique adds to the director’s vision as it creates
thrill and suspense as the audience starts to learn more about who these people
are and who they work for.
Moving on to
the second scene as more of the plot begins to unravel. The first technique
used was a long shot. A long shot was used to show the audience that this woman
is tied up to a chair. In the first scene, only close-up shots were used, so
the audience was unaware that this woman could be dangerous. It adds suspense as
we can begin forming interpretations of what this woman may have done given the
context of the “bomb”. The use of this technique adds on to the director’s
vision of creating thrill and suspense as the audience may have been shocked to
find out that she was not just sitting in a chair for her own good. Another
technique seen was through the usage of dialogue. Dialogue gives the audience a
better understanding of how this woman may have ended up in this situation. It
gives an insight into her past and what she may be seeking. By referencing to
“Versailles” we can see that she is trying to escape from someone or something.
This adds on to the director’s vision as it creates thrill and suspense as the
audience becomes more eager to find out what she is trying to uncover or hide
from. The last technique used in this scene to help build on the plot was diegetic
sounds. Diegetic sounds allow the audience to truly get an insight as to what
is happening in the scene. Because these sounds were natural to the scene it
may have more of a connection with the audience. The loud screeching of the
chair being pushed against the wall and the slamming of the table shows how
violent and angry Jack really is. This adds on to the director’s vision as it
increases the level of action and violence as the theme starts to develop.
Lastly, in
the final scene, the main theme is uncovered as more details are revealed. The
first technique used was a split-screen. This is an editing technique used to
show two scenes on the screen at the same time. This was used to show the
professionally dressed man running out of the observation room and into the
interrogation room to prevent Jack from choking the woman tied up to death. The
usage of a split-screen allowed the audience to see what was happening in both
rooms, as the tension increases. This adds on to the director’s vision because
it creates thrill as the audience begins to wonder if the professional man will
reach the room in time to get Jack to let go of her. The next technique used in
this scene was the setting. In this scene, both of the main settings (the
observation and interrogation room) come together. This shows the audience that
these people work together. At first, it may have been hard to identify this
because of the way that Jack suspiciously looks at the camera. The audience may
have figured that he was not supposed to be in the room at that time. As time
goes on, we can see that these men may work together for some type of crime-stopping
agency. This adds on to the director’s vision of creating thrill because the
audience is excited to put the pieces together and figure out what these guys
are trying to do based on the information they try to get from the woman. The
last technique used in this scene was the actors. The main actors included Jack
(the angry man), the woman tied up, and the two observers. Few actors were used
so that the audience would focus more on the dialogue. The dialogue was so
important, so the director did not want to include too many actors and take the
attention away from the conversation between Jack and the woman. This adds on
to the director’s vision as it creates suspense that maybe not many people are
around her because she is highly dangerous.
Conclusively,
the director’s main vision is to create suspense and excitement for the
audience. This is done through the usage of many different techniques such as over
the shoulder shots, cross-cutting, long shots, dialogue, diegetic sounds,
split-screens, the setting, and the actors. The director wants the audience to
be able to identify the theme/message that it is not always easy to have
patience in potentially dangerous situations. This message is developed
throughout the use of many details and lots of action as well. Overall, my
analysis closely relates to the director’s message as I discussed how the usage
of action and thrill helped to build up this plot and overall theme.
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