The extract that was provided by my instructor mainly displayed excitement and thrill. This was because the main setting took place in an interrogation room along with the two main actors identified as the investigator and victim. The investigator desperately needed information from the victim who refused to say any information which soon lead the investigator violently choking the victim until he was forced out of the interrogation room by three overseers. This extract was known as “24.” The message that the author is trying to convey is that it can be challenging to contain your anger in stressful situations however, letting your anger get the best of you could ultimately ruin your opportunity to achieve your goal. This theme was conducted by the use of multiple techniques throughout the extract such as camera angles, camera shots, camera movements, sound, editing, and mis en scene.
In the beginning of the extract, the initial shot that was used was an over the shoulder shot. As the investigator first walked through the door to the interrogation room, an over the shoulder shot was used to show his unpleasantly angry look towards the victim sitting at the table. The usage of this shot allowed the audience to see the investigator’s angry facial expressions towards the victim. This shot also assured the audience that the investigator was looking directly at the victim and nothing else. Furthermore, a prop that was displayed in the beginning of the extract was I small stack of papers. The stack of papers were tossed on the table in front of the victim by the investigator soon after he walked into the interrogation room. The usage of this prop gives the audience a hint that some type of investigation is occurring between the investigator and the victim sitting at the table. The last technique used in the beginning of the extract was a sound technique known as dialogue. Dialogue occurred throughout the whole film however, it was first used when the victim started to have a conversation with the investigator soon after he placed the papers on the table. The usage of this dialogue allows the audience to have a clear understanding of what happened prior to the extract given and the reasons why the investigator is severely agitated.
During the middle portion of the extract, the initial shot that was used was a long shot. The long shot took place as it showed the victims full body, revealing that the victim was tied up to the chair she was sitting in after the investigator and victim started having an argument. The usage of this long shot allowed the audience to intake the knowledge that the victim may have committed a crime or is capable of being dangerously destructive. Additionally, the final technique used during the middle portion of the extract was diegetic sound. Dietetic sound was used as the investigator angrily attacked the victim, forcefully pushing her against the wall while choking her. The usage of this diegetic sound allows for the creation of more suspense to fulfill the audience and help the audience understand occurring events.
During the last portion of the extract, the initial editing technique that was introduced was a split screen. The split screen took place when the two observers watching from the observation room were rushing to the interrogation room shortly after the investigator started to choke the victim. The usage of this split screen allowed the audience to visualize the conflict occurring within the interrogation room as well as the two observers that were trying to force their way into the interrogation room at the same time. Additionally, the second editing technique used during the last portion of the extract was an eye-line match. This eyeline match was used when the two observers stormed into the interrogation room and one of them conducted a head gesture expressing “let’s go” or “come here” to the investigator after he was forced away from the victim by the security guard. The last and final technique displayed during the ending of the extract was the overall view of the main setting which was the interrogation room. After the whole film took place mostly in the interrogation room, the audience would come to the conclusion that the interrogation room was the overall main setting and that the victim was most likely in there for doing something bad.
In conclusion, the main idea of the movie was constructed through the usage of camera angles, camera movements, camera shots, editing, sound techniques, and mis en scene. In result of the investigator angrily attacking the victim in that stressful situation, he was punished by being removed from the case making him unable to question or work with that victim. The ending of this extract is what helped construct the theme that the author is trying to present to the audience; suppressing your anger in stressful circumstances can be difficult, however, allowing your anger to get the best out of you could eventually ruin your chance to achieve your main goal.
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