Camera
There is a very low camera angle on the cover which hides the top half of the persons body; this suggests that he is hiding something aswell as his own identity. His feet do not start until half way up the shot and his shadow is cast across the bottom half of the shot and is cut off in the corner of the shot. This makes him look as though he is looking at something out of shot that the audience cannot see.
Mise-en-scene
The shot is mainly in dark colours but with blue in it. This suggest evil aswell as blue being a very cold colour. The word 'Blood' in the title is in very large font and along with the colour blue makes you think of 'cold blooded' and 'death.' The light source is unnatural, maybe from a streetlamp, and it comes from directly behind him leaving him in silloutte. This makes him look eveil as he is looking into the darkness. There is a shovel in the shot with the man; this suggests digging. Along with the connotations of evil, the audience will assume he is digging a grave or burying a body. The title 'Blood Simple' is in bold red font. The word 'blood written in red connotes death and murder.
People
The person in the shot has big feet and baggy trousers, which lets the audience know that he is a man. His clothes are dark which suggests mystery and that he has something to hide. His feet are pointing in the same direction as his shadow, which shows he is lookign into the darkness at somethign the audience cannot see. This shows that he is evil and he is hiding something which will be revealed to the audience if they watch the film.
There is a very low camera angle on the cover which hides the top half of the persons body; this suggests that he is hiding something aswell as his own identity. His feet do not start until half way up the shot and his shadow is cast across the bottom half of the shot and is cut off in the corner of the shot. This makes him look as though he is looking at something out of shot that the audience cannot see.
Mise-en-scene
The shot is mainly in dark colours but with blue in it. This suggest evil aswell as blue being a very cold colour. The word 'Blood' in the title is in very large font and along with the colour blue makes you think of 'cold blooded' and 'death.' The light source is unnatural, maybe from a streetlamp, and it comes from directly behind him leaving him in silloutte. This makes him look eveil as he is looking into the darkness. There is a shovel in the shot with the man; this suggests digging. Along with the connotations of evil, the audience will assume he is digging a grave or burying a body. The title 'Blood Simple' is in bold red font. The word 'blood written in red connotes death and murder.
People
The person in the shot has big feet and baggy trousers, which lets the audience know that he is a man. His clothes are dark which suggests mystery and that he has something to hide. His feet are pointing in the same direction as his shadow, which shows he is lookign into the darkness at somethign the audience cannot see. This shows that he is evil and he is hiding something which will be revealed to the audience if they watch the film.
1 comment:
excellent analysis james but what about the narrative image questionS - you haven't answered them! ms b
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