1. Micro Analysis of City of God
Cinematography
Sound
Editing
Mise en scene
How do these
contribute to themes,
representation and
narrative
2. Camera
Extreme Close Ups
Dutch/ Canted angles
Tracking
High angle
Composition
Depth of field
Focus
Lighting
Moving camera
High/Low angles
Circular Pan
Colour
Editing
Montage
Intercutting
Action Matching
Fast Pace
Slow motion
Graphic Matching
Slow Pace
Dissolve
Freeze frame
Subtitle (not just to translate dialogue)
Mise en scene
Props
Setting
Key objects / Props
Costume
Sound
Narrative
Diegetic
Sound effects
Incidental music
Dialogue
Sound mixing
5. Key examples of Cinematography
• Colours
• Movement of the
camera
• Lighting
• Extreme close ups
• Composition
• Low Angles
• High Angles
• Extreme Close Ups
• Dutch/ Canted angles
• Composition
• Depth of field
• Focus
• Low angles
• Circular Pan
6. Key examples of Sound
• The voice over of Rocket
• The diegetic sound of sharpening knifes
• Use of non diegetic Samba music
• Ticking clock
• Change in sound as we move to the 1960s
• Non diegetic click of the camera
• Samba music switches to Bossanova
7. Editing
• Opening montage
• Fast pace – The Chicken Chase
• Slow motion on Lil Ze
• Graphic match on Rocket - transition
• Change of pace for the 1960s and greater control over
editing
• Use of shot reverse shot in the present day (Rocket and
Lil Ze)
• Use of shot reverse shot in the 1960s (Rocket and
Tender Trio)
• Use of freeze frame as characters are introduced