In this scene during the dark knight there is consistency in the shot type, due to the fact this scene uses medium shot which allows the audience to see the face and the characters upper body as this is where the director wants the audience to focus, this may be because of the actions that may take place, which are important and engaging the audience, they are able to view the surroundings and gain an image to how people are reacting. The director also implies a close up shot to show the expressions and emotions of the character, this allows the audience to become involved in the action and feel the characters emotions as well as identifying the emotion of empathy. The close up allows the characters to see the demented joker, his exaggerated looks and this creates fear for the characters. Using close ups allows the characters to see objects such as a knife and the use of this creates violence as it is a symbol of danger.
The director shows strong emotions and feelings by using a 360 view of the joker and the women and this replicates a shot reverse shot and this is used to convey how the actors act to a specific action or dialogue. This shot reverse shot creates a suture and this allows the audience to think how the actors feel making the audience involved. The women is fearful whereas the joker is dominant and superior futher this creates a stereotype and creates a dominant ideology of men being stronger than females furthermore a surprise element occurs when the joker is hit by the women which makes the joker feel intimidated.
Another shot reverse shot is used when the joker is normal and pulls his knife out and we see the facial expression of the male and he is fearful when in that situation, this suggests the joker is powerful.
The scene starts off with a diegetic sound, which is a gunshot and this suggests the joker is powerful and dominant as he is in control of that weapon. Therefore people will listen and fear him. Furthermore there is a footstep and there are sounds which correspond to the sounds you would associate on screen when the glass is thrown. Furthermore when he shoots the gun at the glass and it shatters this is also known as diegetic sound.
As soon as the joker puts his hand on a civilian non diegetic drums are used to engage the audience, furthermore the sound is sudden which scares the audience and this suggests violence. There is a non-diegetic sound use in this scene and this sound creates suspense amongst the audience, and this correctly fits the film genre of action/thriller. The sound seems to sound like a siren and this creates a violent theme furthermore it speeds up until it reaches a climax where the women attacks the joker.
When the batman is seen the non-diegetic sound changes and the fight begin and this is parallel as the audience would associate this sound with the fight scene. The sound corresponds with the pace of the fight.
The lighting in this scene uses high key lighting; this creates a realistic scene and gives the audience a sense of realism. The effect of using this allows the black and white contrast to be less apparent.
There are different props used to convey violence and relate it to the genre of the film which is action/thriller. The setting seems to be in a mansion and this shows that upper-class people are involved in this scene however when the joker turns up then this shows and make the audience believe that something bad is going to happen a foreshadow is created by showing contrast between high class people and “thugs” which is said during the scene and this suggests to the joker that he is uninvited, the joker is associated with violence and fear which is bad.
The clothes and the makeup look elegant on the rich people this creates a high society evening amongst the rich and posh people. Furthermore the use of Champaign reiterates the high class people and how rich and powerful they are with their money. The makeup looks very professional which suggests they able to afford the very best. There actors are wearing suits and dresses which glamourizes the actors and makes themselves more appealing.
In contrast there is the jokers and his men and the joker is wearing a suit but is not as glamorous furthermore his men are in normal clothes and this allows the audience to identify who the bad and good people are by their class. We can see the thugs holding guns and this gives them instant power as people are fearful of this weapon therefore people will listen and do what they say. The makeup on the joker is used to make the joker seem mysterious and unpredictable furthermore it is to make him scary as well.
The body language of the actors is different the joker is calm and relaxed by the way he is talking and walking, in contrast the people seem tense and nervous when the joker comes into the scene this shows that people are fearful of the jokers presence.
This scene challenges the audiences mind as you would associate a thriller with dark background however it uses a light background this connotes that joker is willing to leave his comfort zone of darkness to step in light and find the person he is looking for this suggests determination which is consistent throughout the film.
The type of shot used is a crane shot and this is where the camera is about ground level. This shows the setting furthermore the camera uses focusing on actors when the woman and the joker is talking then it shows them focused and the background characters are blurred. There is a sense of point of view as in the scene the camera mainly focuses on the joker and this suggests he is important however when the batman appears the joker is no longer the subject matter therefore the camera diverts to the batman and focuses on him his suggest that batman has a higher status then the joker.
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