In the opening sequence in V For Vendetta, the first shot we get of a character is that of Guy Fawkes. The first shot is of Guy Fawkes opening a door, which is viewed from a long shot. He is wandering through under Parliament and there is a rather close, close-up of his face, which shows no emotion on his face. The shot then is followed by a long shot through the tunnel that he is walking through. Various cuts are used in the scenes that follow and they are quite close-up. The use of these close ups create a theme of action and are rather intense. This leads to the target audience being drawn into the film, through the use of extensive camera shots. There are also various uses of focus pulls in the film which create a more realistic view towards the audience. Stedicam seems to be used quite extensively in many of the shots in this film as well.
One example of a close up on Guy Fawkes is the picture below:
These close-ups are extensively used in the film all over and are very well situated in the frame. The framing in this example is quite steady, however many other camera shots are quite shaky; probably to give the film an extra edge, over its rivals, or give the impression of more action. In this picture Guy Fawkes is the main focus pull.
The shot that follows the rest of this sequence is of Guy Fawkes being taken up to where he is about to be hung. There is a wide shot of the crowd, and a focus pull on one woman in the crowd. This draws the viewers attention to the woman and shows a small importance of her in the crowd. The camera is now quite steady and shows emotion on many of the characters faces. There is a long shot of Guy Fawkes about to be hung and he is in the centre of the picture. These emotions include joy and sadness.
There is then an extreme close-up of the woman's eyes that show emotions such as, distress and sympathy. The tears in her eyes are the main focus pull in this frame and the extreme close up makes the audience feel sympathy towards Guy Fawkes, who is being hanged. This shot seems to being of significant importance to the Guy Fawkes plot and attracts the audiences attention to think about who she may be.
After the hanging, the camera is lowered, seemingly into the ground, where the actual title of the film is portrayed in red letters with a V in flames. There is a fade between the actual title and the V in flames. The scenes that follows is of the characters V and Eve, who are connected through quick camera exchanges, predominantly parallel editing. There is a very unusual camera shot when V is putting on the mask, where the audience actually seem to be looking through V's eyes. This relates to the fact that V is trying to hide his identity from the audience and gives the audience a thought of loneliness. It is also used to conceal his identity in the shot, from the audience. The shots that follow are of V and Eve doing similar actions, such as preparing to go outside. Eve herself is putting on make-up whilst V is putting on his cloak and mask. They are both watching the same program on the television and seem to switch off the television at the same time as each other. They then leave their apartments at the same time as each other. Eve is then confronted by two or three men whom are about to viciously attack her. V is then seen and the camera quickly revokes back to a more stutter position and this evokes action. The camera is positioned to show the fighting skill of V and shows the emotion on Eve's face, which is of excitement and bemusement. V is then the point of attention a nd is even though his mask is concealing his face, the audience are aware of his emotion whilst talking to Eve, who is in a state of disbelief. There is a slow close up shot to V's face in this scene.
Mise en scene
After the hanging, the camera is lowered, seemingly into the ground, where the actual title of the film is portrayed in red letters with a V in flames. There is a fade between the actual title and the V in flames. The scenes that follows is of the characters V and Eve, who are connected through quick camera exchanges, predominantly parallel editing. There is a very unusual camera shot when V is putting on the mask, where the audience actually seem to be looking through V's eyes. This relates to the fact that V is trying to hide his identity from the audience and gives the audience a thought of loneliness. It is also used to conceal his identity in the shot, from the audience. The shots that follow are of V and Eve doing similar actions, such as preparing to go outside. Eve herself is putting on make-up whilst V is putting on his cloak and mask. They are both watching the same program on the television and seem to switch off the television at the same time as each other. They then leave their apartments at the same time as each other. Eve is then confronted by two or three men whom are about to viciously attack her. V is then seen and the camera quickly revokes back to a more stutter position and this evokes action. The camera is positioned to show the fighting skill of V and shows the emotion on Eve's face, which is of excitement and bemusement. V is then the point of attention a nd is even though his mask is concealing his face, the audience are aware of his emotion whilst talking to Eve, who is in a state of disbelief. There is a slow close up shot to V's face in this scene.
Mise en scene
The items used in this film are of traditional classic Britain, where there are clothes that of a rare bygone era. Guy Fawkes clothes in this film are very dirty and bland, and this gives the audience of what it may have been like in that kind of era. The actual use of the hanging pole is of very late Victorian times and is also very intimidating.The use of the flame torches represent the very original aspects of the film. In V's lair the colour scheme is mainly red velvet, where the sofa rug and paintings
are draped in the velvet. This velvet is particularly interesting because it seems to give off a shine that is not of this world, and entices the audience to the more glamorous aspects of V's life. V is known for his painting and items, and Eve knows the importance to him of his belongings. Compared to Eve's apartment. V's apartment seems much more grand whilst Eve's is more subtle and minimalist. The most important aspect of mise en scene would have to be V's actual mask. This is the main importance of the film and is used to conceal his identity which creates and air of mystery towards the audience. The fact that the mask is very intimidating, this also attracts attention and actually alarms Evey in the film. The mask is very strong: probably made out of steel and the mask has a continuous smile on it which could be showing emotion su ch as anarchy. The film is set in very dark locations such as alleyways and quite small confined areas.
Lighting
The lighting in V for Vendetta is very shallow and dark, which is probably because most of the scenes are in the night.The use of fog and special effects add to the lighting in the film and give the audience a feel of how life used to be in the classical era. In the scene showing Guy Fawkes, there's is a lot of unnatural light which represents the classic era and there are flames used as lighting sources and torches. When Guy Fawkes is being hung, the whole crowd seem to be embraced in an almost unnatural orange tinge which can only be used though special effects. In many areas of the film there are substantial uses of unnatural lights such as the scene of V in his lair. There also seems to be natural light from the moon where V and Evey first meet. There is low key/natural light in the sword fighting scene and there seems to be fill light and back light used in the scene where the news presenter is talking to sho
w the importance of his character. There seems to be less natural lighting in the hanging scene and the lights seems more yellow than in the other scenes. This could have been done using a filtering gel.
Sound
The sound in V for Vendetta is very dramatic and has an extreme amount of base which is used to create action and fear towards the audience. The orchestral music used in the film seems to be in some parts quite smoothing but in other parts quite vigorous. There are very dramatic scenes in which Guy Fawkes is being hung where there is fast tempo music. Another example of the fast tempo music would be when V is talking to Evey, and seems to be getting agitated with himself. This scene is very dramatic because as the camera gets closer to V's face the music begins to dramatically rise and crescendo's into V using his knifes to make the V sign on the poster. His use of 55 v words in his speech is very outstanding and this does confuse the target audience but also at the same time attracts their attention and makes them realise how supposedly crazy V is. The use of diegetic and non-diegetic sound in the film is well represented with some scenes using normal character speech whilst there is others that use a narrators voice. This narrators voice is substantial to the film because it gives the viewer a more in depth historic view of the film and attracts the audiences attention. V's speech is a very good use of diegetic sound and is very literate. An example of non diegetic sound would be the fire swoosh that is shown at the beginning of the film. In some scenes the audience may be shocked by the use of the dramatic music.
Editing
The use of editing in V for Vendetta is very realistic and is extensively used. The main example of editing in the film would be where V and Evey are being shown similarly doing the same actions and there is extensive use of parallel editing. This creates an almost instinctive link between V and Evey, and also amazes the audience. The link in this scene is of extreme importance to the film because it leads to the two actually meeting each other. There may be differences between the two but these differences are not very apparent.There are various cuts used in the film and various editing techniques such as continuity editing and shot reverse shot. These examples are used throughout the film and visual effects are also used in many areas in the film. An example of visual effects would be the scene where V is talking to Evey and is enraged which leads to him slashing his knife of the wall, which in turn creates flashes of sparks, which are very eye pleasing.
Lighting
The lighting in V for Vendetta is very shallow and dark, which is probably because most of the scenes are in the night.The use of fog and special effects add to the lighting in the film and give the audience a feel of how life used to be in the classical era. In the scene showing Guy Fawkes, there's is a lot of unnatural light which represents the classic era and there are flames used as lighting sources and torches. When Guy Fawkes is being hung, the whole crowd seem to be embraced in an almost unnatural orange tinge which can only be used though special effects. In many areas of the film there are substantial uses of unnatural lights such as the scene of V in his lair. There also seems to be natural light from the moon where V and Evey first meet. There is low key/natural light in the sword fighting scene and there seems to be fill light and back light used in the scene where the news presenter is talking to sho
w the importance of his character. There seems to be less natural lighting in the hanging scene and the lights seems more yellow than in the other scenes. This could have been done using a filtering gel.Sound
The sound in V for Vendetta is very dramatic and has an extreme amount of base which is used to create action and fear towards the audience. The orchestral music used in the film seems to be in some parts quite smoothing but in other parts quite vigorous. There are very dramatic scenes in which Guy Fawkes is being hung where there is fast tempo music. Another example of the fast tempo music would be when V is talking to Evey, and seems to be getting agitated with himself. This scene is very dramatic because as the camera gets closer to V's face the music begins to dramatically rise and crescendo's into V using his knifes to make the V sign on the poster. His use of 55 v words in his speech is very outstanding and this does confuse the target audience but also at the same time attracts their attention and makes them realise how supposedly crazy V is. The use of diegetic and non-diegetic sound in the film is well represented with some scenes using normal character speech whilst there is others that use a narrators voice. This narrators voice is substantial to the film because it gives the viewer a more in depth historic view of the film and attracts the audiences attention. V's speech is a very good use of diegetic sound and is very literate. An example of non diegetic sound would be the fire swoosh that is shown at the beginning of the film. In some scenes the audience may be shocked by the use of the dramatic music.
Editing
The use of editing in V for Vendetta is very realistic and is extensively used. The main example of editing in the film would be where V and Evey are being shown similarly doing the same actions and there is extensive use of parallel editing. This creates an almost instinctive link between V and Evey, and also amazes the audience. The link in this scene is of extreme importance to the film because it leads to the two actually meeting each other. There may be differences between the two but these differences are not very apparent.There are various cuts used in the film and various editing techniques such as continuity editing and shot reverse shot. These examples are used throughout the film and visual effects are also used in many areas in the film. An example of visual effects would be the scene where V is talking to Evey and is enraged which leads to him slashing his knife of the wall, which in turn creates flashes of sparks, which are very eye pleasing.
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