Sin city analysis

Cinematography.

The films begins with a long shot of a female protagonist, this establishes the environment which is sinister and dark. The most commonly used shots throughout the opening were close ups and midshots, this engrosses the audience in the couples conversation. The screen then zooms into the woman’s face which shows the rising tension in her facial features, this confuses the audience as they do not know why this is happening. The male is represented as the dominant figure by the panning up from the woman’s face when she leans into him. The mixture of a low angle shot and zooming out is very striking as it always the audience to take in what is happening at the pinnacle of the scene. Lastly the camera becomes more unstable which creates realism.

Editing

The editing mainly consists of straight cuts which help the flow of the movie, they increase realism and creates a sense of continuity. Surprisingly during the murder the editing does not change apart from a flash of white when the trigger is pulled, this suggests that the male character is calm and used to murdering people.

Sound

The sound used in the scene is quite subtle yet efficient. The solemn non diegetic music corresponds to the scene and emphasizes the environment as gloomy and sinister. The non-diegetic male narrator adds great mystery to the scene. The scene is overall calm which then highlights the gun shot, the pace of the music does not change so the audience do not expect to hear a loud bang.

Mise-en-scene

The female character is wearing a red dress and red lipstick which makes her stand out against the black and white surroundings, red represents danger and lust, she is seen as a temptress. The male is wearing a suit which represents sophistication and suits are often associated with mobsters or hitmen.The glistening silver gun has no blood on it after the murder, which presents a clean rehearsed kill