Our detailed analysis.

THE OPENING TO MAN ON FIRE.

The Director: Tony Scott

Production company: 20th century Fox,

Funding company: A new regency / Scott Free

production

Release date of Man on fire: 2004

Insititonal Aspects

Setting

- Latin America,

Mexico= Wealth

Figure expression and movement. Characters show a sense of happiness before the kidnapping. After there is a lot of panic, worry, upset, distress from the characters as they are reacting to the situation.

LightingBright on the places where the action is happening, this allow the audience to be brought into the action itself.

Costume and make-up.Suit from a character shows wealth this portrays a possible reason why he is kidnapped. Kidnappers have rough, dirty, clothes on. This could show that they are low- class people. After the wealthy man was stripped down to his underwear in the middle of traffic. This could portray that his wealth has now been removed from him.

Mise-en-scene

Point of view shot

Mid- shot

Two Shot

Group shot

Camera angle shots

and movement

Dialouge creates tension and an astmosphere

The pleading of the man who was kidnapped

creates tension and makes you think about why he

has been kidnapped makes him seem like the good

guy

The muffled noises of the womans cry shows that it

was unexpected, she can not catch her breath

Sound

Quick cuts- throughout

Fast motion= getting away and torture

Slow motion =running to get him

Shot reverse shot

Continuity editing =creating a narrative

Text =facts of kidnapping

Dialogue of randsome

EDITING

Crime at core of narrative

Suspence

A protagonist who is disimapowered by the antagonist

Themes of voyeurism- watching him.

Fast paced

Thinking film

Mysterious

Coventions of a thriller?

Quick movements, fast pace, different

editing aspects.

Grabs attention with facts

Kidnapping itself is a grabber.

Creates a narrative quickly with its quick

cuts and shot reverse shot

Effective Opening?

By Kelly Edwards & Chloe

Fitzgerald