Tezel Hopper: Brick (Johnson,2005,US) Analyses

Cinematography

In the clip brick it uses cinematography to create meaning. An example of this is the extreme close up of the main characters feet. This shows the audience that the director has only shown us his feet to only give us a little bit of information the director is hiding the identity of the character as if he or she doesn't want to know who this character is. Also the director has done a close up of the characters face but it is obscured by his hands. This shows the audience that the director still doesn't want the audience to know who this character is this is done because he wants the audience to think who is he and what sort of background does he have.

Editing

In the clip the director has used editing to create meaning. An example of this is the quick cuts which are used and a graphic match, this is shown when the girl is dead on the ground and we see a shot of her arm in the water then it cut to her alive putting something in a locker. This tells the audience that she was alive and makes them ask the question of how did she die and what did she slip into the locker. Also the shots are all slow paced. This can suggest to the audience that the boy in the shot is thinking about what he is seeing and what he can do.

first shot

second shot

Sound

In the clip the director has used sound well. The sound track which the director has chosen has an eerie and disturbing feel. As the audience we are made to feel and think what is the film going to be about and makes them feel tense as the track is slow paced which can make the affect link onto the thought of what is the film going to be about. also the music is suddenly lowered and interrupted by a school bell which can the indication that the setting of this film is based in a school.

Mise-en-scene

The director has used Mise-en-scene well to show different meanings. An example of this is the setting from the start of the clip that it set in a sewage run-off. This make the audience ask questions like why are they down there and how did they end up down there. Secondly the director has used lighting to set the atmosphere for the audience, an example of this is in the sewage run-off which is low key lighting. the director has done this because he wants the audience to feel that this place that they are in is a dark and gloomy place and that you should not go down to where the characters are. Also there is high key lighting where the character is in a place where it looks like a school or a place of work/learning, this makes the audience feel safe as the area that the characters are is well lit up.