2. Mise en Scene
The mise en scene in this episode tells the audience the different types of characters.
So first of all the two girls; there is one girl who is wearing a leather jacket with
very messy hair and having red streaks in her hair. In my eyes i see her to have
more control and power over the situation as in her facial expressions she seems
much angrier and from her her whole presence. Also the fact that she is the one
carrying the knife and who drops the knife shows that she was the one who's
taking full responsibility. In comparison to the other girl, she is wearing a hoodie
and jeans more of the normal typical chav clothing, however from her facial
expressions she seems more scared than the other girl. Also, her presence shows
us that she has had no control over the situation and the fact that she is not
holding the knife tells the audience the she is more of a follower. However, the
blood on each of their clothing shows that they both have had something to do
with this attack and the fact that they don’t look back shows they have no remorse
for this guy showing that he must of done something wrong, but it also get the
audience answering why this random taxi driver has something to do with these
teenage girls? The image behind the taxi and behind the girls shows it to be a cold
and bleak setting, which links to what has happened and showing that death is
close however, it does confuse the audience that it's in such a random setting.
3. Cinematography
In this episode of 'Wallander' it uses effective cinematography straight from
the beginning from where they do an extreme long shot of the
moors/fields showing the audience where this episode is starting off at,
therefore showing the audience the setting. Next going through the
beginning scene, in this random taxi that we don't know about there are
big close ups of different objects in the taxi. This tells the audience the
characteristics of this taxi driver and what he carries on him, his name, his
family (the key chain with him and his son on). But also there is blood on
each of these objects that something bad has happened, and he is hurt. At
the same time as these close ups of the different objects it uses a cross
cutting between the objects and the girls walking away from the taxi. This
could represent the fact that the girls have something to do with this
crime as there is a lot of exaggeration on the blood on each of the objects.
The last close up in this part of the beginning sequence, is of the
unconscious guy and his hand moving showing that he is not dead and
that he is in a lot of pain as he can only move his hand a little bit. This
therefore shows that the girls have not got away so easily.
4. Editing
The editing in this episode link to the situation in what is going on meaning
that an attack has happened so the editing has been used to clearly show
this attack. First of all, when the girls are walking away from this
abandoned taxi the speed of them is very fast paced showing a sign of
panic and trying to get away fast showing that they didn't have anything to
do with it. This performance informs the audience that they are more
guilty, as they are not honest in what they are doing, and the this remorse
being shown shows that they don't really have any care that they have
hurt a guy. Another effective use of editing is used in the cross cutting
between the girls walking and the close up shots of the different objects in
the taxi. The pace of the objects in comparison to the girls walking away
from the car is slower as the objects are very valuable and meaningful to
the taxi driver. It also emphasizes the identity of the taxi driver showing
that he has a family and that he has a name so people know him.
However, in comparison to the fast paced walking of the girls it shows the
theme of remorse and anger because they have not looked back and they
are trying to get away quick so no one notices it was them.
5. Sound
The sounds in this episode straight away tell us the atmosphere and
what is going to happen next. So straight away at the beginning of
this episode it uses non-diagetic music when the camera goes
across the moors/fields, which brings up the tension and gets the
audience hooked to screen as it would want to make them want to
know whats going to happen next. Another sound that is really
effective is the non-diagetic sound of the girls breathing as it is very
heavy and very noisy, which could show mixed emotions of them
being scared that they have done it or angry; but overall it shows
that they are speechless for what they have done. Right at the end
of the beginning sequence they use a sting when she drops the
knife. This is very effective and stood out for me as it impacted the
message of what's going on, and it makes it quite scary including
the sting making the audience want to know why she had a knife
and why they hurt the taxi driver.
