This is the title sequence of Wallander. I like the use of sharp cut lines and the colour use of bright against dark. This emphasises the knife's and stabbing occurring in the programme as they appear painful and harsh to the viewers eye in comparison to maybe a curved gentle line. The blue light shining upon the investigators face puts upon him a cold feeling of death and lifelessness. Also how it only shines on one side of his face could maybe interpret two sides to him or how there is something to hide behind the other side of his emotionless face.
Some of the shots are analysed in the same number.
1) The first shot is an establishing extreme long shot which shows the ocean and the countryside coastline. It only gives the audience a distant view of a car and two characters walking away.
2) From this distance the stripes on the side of the car could maybe mistaken as a police car as they're bright and looks quite alike.
3) As soon as these unidentified characters are out of the shot it cuts to a mid shot of their back so the audience is still unable to see their faces however their female gender is obvious due to their long hair and feminist shoulder outline/ width. This is also a tracking shot of them walking away from the car showing there are people maybe following them up to catch them for the horrific crime they've just committed.
4) This mid shot from inside the car establishes the character who they've attacked to the audience as they were unaware of what they'd done before this shot. The blood running down the screen of the car, splattered all over the glass, enhances a violent atmosphere and hint to the viewer and makes it obvious a harsh weapon has most probably been used here. To the left we can see a persons's head who has short hair, maybe first impressions as a man, however to the left we gain an identification of this man as being a taxi driver who looks in the picture a normal working man. This also has shallow focus of the man in the foreground making it clearer to the audience where he is, however the blurred focus of the girls still lets us know which direction they're walking from the car.
5) This slight high angle shot of the two girls allows us to see their faces which both look also like average teenage girls, however this is obviously not the case. They're casual almost laid back attitude suggest ignorance and and selfishness as they're not panicking or trying to resolve this problem.The shallow focus of the girls allows us to focus on their body language, costume, faces and body's to examine there characters in case of any hints to understanding the situation. Considering the splattered mud on the first girl's face and blood on her chest in comparison to her 'sidekick' next to her who visibly in this shot is clean from any mud or blood, maybe is hinting to the viewer that the girl closest to us is the main murderer.
6) The extreme close ups of the body and his possesions reveals some of his identity without completely giving it away. The close up of his hand underlines that he's still alive as his hand twitches with weakness, however the shot of his face revealing his beaten, swollen and tortured eye.
7) As the shots of the girls progress they gradually get closer and closer to the girl who is closest to us being in the shallow focus, maybe telling the audience to 'keep an eye' on her and hinting even further that she's the leader and influencer of this act.
Some of the shots are analysed in the same number.
1) The first shot is an establishing extreme long shot which shows the ocean and the countryside coastline. It only gives the audience a distant view of a car and two characters walking away.
2) From this distance the stripes on the side of the car could maybe mistaken as a police car as they're bright and looks quite alike.
3) As soon as these unidentified characters are out of the shot it cuts to a mid shot of their back so the audience is still unable to see their faces however their female gender is obvious due to their long hair and feminist shoulder outline/ width. This is also a tracking shot of them walking away from the car showing there are people maybe following them up to catch them for the horrific crime they've just committed.
4) This mid shot from inside the car establishes the character who they've attacked to the audience as they were unaware of what they'd done before this shot. The blood running down the screen of the car, splattered all over the glass, enhances a violent atmosphere and hint to the viewer and makes it obvious a harsh weapon has most probably been used here. To the left we can see a persons's head who has short hair, maybe first impressions as a man, however to the left we gain an identification of this man as being a taxi driver who looks in the picture a normal working man. This also has shallow focus of the man in the foreground making it clearer to the audience where he is, however the blurred focus of the girls still lets us know which direction they're walking from the car.
5) This slight high angle shot of the two girls allows us to see their faces which both look also like average teenage girls, however this is obviously not the case. They're casual almost laid back attitude suggest ignorance and and selfishness as they're not panicking or trying to resolve this problem.The shallow focus of the girls allows us to focus on their body language, costume, faces and body's to examine there characters in case of any hints to understanding the situation. Considering the splattered mud on the first girl's face and blood on her chest in comparison to her 'sidekick' next to her who visibly in this shot is clean from any mud or blood, maybe is hinting to the viewer that the girl closest to us is the main murderer.
6) The extreme close ups of the body and his possesions reveals some of his identity without completely giving it away. The close up of his hand underlines that he's still alive as his hand twitches with weakness, however the shot of his face revealing his beaten, swollen and tortured eye.
7) As the shots of the girls progress they gradually get closer and closer to the girl who is closest to us being in the shallow focus, maybe telling the audience to 'keep an eye' on her and hinting even further that she's the leader and influencer of this act.
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