The document discusses several shots from a film that focus on masks being worn by criminals. The close-ups of the masks are intended to intensify the idea of crime and show different personalities. One shot uses pull focus to draw attention to a man who looks regretful in his mask, implying the robbery was not completely voluntary. Various facial expressions on the masks provide comedy while also linking to the storyline and showing the criminals as inferior to the Joker. A shot of an armed man without a mask demonstrates his power within the bank and hints at a plot twist.

1. The zoom here is effective as it allows the audience to focus on the
mask which is quite weird and scary. The posture of the man is also
weird and the fact he has that mask in his hand causes the audience to
know that he may be a criminal or mischievous. The man is the only
focus in the shot and it subverts the fact that crime happens at night
time as in this shot its broad daylight

2. The close up shot here focuses the audience on the masks and the
pull focus draws attention to the guy on the left which also makes the
audience aware of the masks, the different camera shots focus the
audience on the masks which will intensify the thought of crime

3. The pull focus in this shot focuses the audience on the man on the right and
takes away the attention from the man on the left, but it also allows the
audience to focus on the man on the left due to his posture, he looks as if he
was about to do something to the man that’s focused. The image shows the
man is conflicting as he looks regretful due to the mask he is wearing, this also
adds to the storyline as it communicates the robbery is compulsory and he may
not want to be a part of it

4. Different facial codes are expressed on these masks, the effect this has is it
adds comedy and might show each individuals personality. This is also
effective as it is resourceful in terms of power, each man gets shot after
their mask is shown. It also links to the storyline as each man is like a
miniature joker, showing he has minions and they are inferior compared to
the Joker being superior. This also shows inferiority as they’re all in groups,
however the Joker is always on his own

5. This shot of this man as an member of the bank, shows his
confidence and power as he’s the only one not wearing a mask as
he’s not part of the criminals, him standing alone and having a
weapon demonstrates a plot twist , emphasising the ideas already
presented of the film