The analysis for my preliminary pictures

1. I decided on this lighting
as I was keen on having a
shot that shows the
moral ambiguity of Jason
which is represented
through half of his face
being in darkness and
half in light.
Although these are
practise shots, the mise-
en-scene is similar to
that of Jason’s for
example to formal suit
and tie attire, a duffel
bag that is meant to be
filled with money and a
gun. This is chosen and it
is a convention in
gangster movies so the
mob members to dress
well and always armed
with a gun.
The angle of this
shot was chosen
and will be used
in my final
pictures as it
shows that
although Jason
believes he’s at
he top of his
game, he was
always be
inferior to the
“godfather” and
will always try to
chase his way to
the top. This shot
also put
emphasis on the
lighting from
below which
made him look
more sinister,

3. Unlike the shots of
Jason, I plan to have
Jake full submerged in
the light to represent
his character and that
he is the ‘good guy’ out
of him and Jason.
I wanted to
have the
main shot
of Jake
looking into
the distance
with a look
of comfort
and
assistance
which is a
contrast to
Jason’s
sinister
shot.
I made sure to have to two
shots of the characters
facing away from each
other as a representation to
show their different
directions in life.
I used an umbrella as
a dummy prop for a
gun which a police
detective would
most likely have.
Other props that I
will use will include a
detective badge,
shirt and tie and a
long trench coat as I
associate this
iconography with
police detectives.