2. Micro Analysis
Camera
• Tracking shots of the houses and neighborhood at the very start create a peaceful
atmosphere, and a slow pace for the title sequence.
• Tracking is then used to follow the police officer to show power and authority.
• The zooming into the police creates tension as the anger on their faces is more clearly
seen by the audience.
• Zooming into the children that are driving into the sunset, is a cleaver technique used to
indicate to the audience that the police are chasing them, without actually showing the
chase. It also shows that the children are probably going to escape.
• The over the shoulder shots between the police men and the teens, establishes the police
as the dominant figure as he’s bigger and standing, whilst the teens are on the ground.
Editing
• Slow, and calm editing when the establishing shots are playing. The shots fade from one
to the other, making the sequence flow smoothly. It’s slow, peaceful and inviting.
• The transitions change to jump cuts as the sequence progresses. This speeds up the pace
and creates hype, indicating to the audience that something is about to happen.
• During the chase seen, the jump cuts are really fast, and clean cut, to create that tense,
and exciting atmosphere of a chase.
• There was one special effect of the car’s windshield smashing which was done with
super quick editing, jumping from shot to shot. This was done to make the staged
smashing appear more nature, and made sure the audience didn't’t pat too much
attention to the actual special effect.
3. Micro Analysis
Mise-En-Scene
• Location: Suburbs, In a small American town. Focusing on the youth center and the
motor way.
• Props: games, basketball, gun, beer. This shows a high contrast in the past times of
the youth.
• Lighting: daytime/ natural lighting. Filmed on a bright sunny day, gives the
audience false hope that this film could still be a happy, family movie.
• Costume: casual 70’s clothes for teens. Ranging into the more sexual side, indicating
some of the themes for this movie.
Sound
• The film starts with some light rock music playing over the images of the peaceful
suburban houses. As the music intensifies it shows possible signs of violence in the
“white-fenced” society
• The music fades down when the people start talking, and half way through
disappears completely.
• Heaver rock music resurfaces when the chase scene begins to create tension, and
engulf the audience into the film.
• The sound effects for the gun shot and the car crashing makes the scene appear real.
• A suburban soundscape can be heard throughout the title sequence, including
sounds such as cars, chatter, foot steps.
4. Macro Analysis
Plot
This title sequence shows a small American town. It shows the teenage class of the town
and in all the ways they seek internment. It’s based on true events that were taking
place all over America in the 70’s .
Order of Storyline?
The story is shows in chronological time. As an audience, we get thrown into the center
of the teenage lives. Most of their past is not revealed and the audience is left to fill in
the gaps.
Characters
• A bunch of children and teenagers are introduced at the start, in the youth center.
The camera focuses of the young protagonists.
• Later two teen hooligans are shown shooting a gun.
• Police men are introduced as their car is hit with the bullets from the gun.
Representation
• Middle class white youth – they are shown as troubled hooligans, that are only
interested in drugs, sex, alcohol, and violence.
• Authority figures (police) – shown as biased and abusing their power, especially
towards helpless teenagers.
5. Order Of Credits
• Information/ background knowledge about the film
• Company distribution (George Litto)
• Movie title
• Lead actors
• Supporting actors (co-starring)
• Introducing new actors
• Remaining actors
• Associate producers
• Music director
• Production designer
• Film editor/s
• Director of photography
• Screen writer/s
• Producer
• Director
