Close viewing of Minority report

1. C L O S E R E A D I N G
V I S U A L T E X T S
S T E P H A N I E F A L L O N

2. T H E F I L M I S T U D I E D
• Minority Report
• Directed by: Steven Spielberg

3. P L O T S U M M A R Y
• Minority report is an action movie based on a detective
Tom Cruise who plays the role of John Anderton who
is a cop in the pre crime unit which is crimes seen
before they happen. John Anderton (Tom Cruise) sees
himself commit a crime against a man he has never
met before.

4. T H E S E Q U E N C E
• The sequence I have studied is when John Anderton
decides to run from the pre crime unit after he has
seen a crime he is meant to commit against a man he
has never met before.

5. A N A L Y S E T H E U S E O F A T L E A S T T W O S H O T S A N D / O R
C A M E R A M O V E M E N T S I N T H E E X T R A C T . W H A T I S T H E
P U R P O S E O F E A C H A N D H O W I S T H I S D E V E L O P E D ?
The first camera movement I used the dolly when John had used one of the cops to get
away from the rest of the cops by using the jetpacks, the camera was following closely
behind at a stable height. This was used to show how John managed to get away from the
cops chasing him by using there own equipment. This was used to show the audience the
excitement and strategy John used in order for him to escape. The purpose of this was to
show the directors intention of the tactics involved in Johns escape.
The second camera movement was pedestal and this was used as john was making his
way up the side of the building when the cops were all trying to arrest him. This camera
movement showed the audience the setting he was in when trying to escape for example,
the shot showed the buildings were old and damaged. The purpose of this is to show the
characters all in action and to show the audience how John is getting away which leaves
the audience with some thought of what could happen next.

6. A N A L Y S E T H E U S E O F A T L E A S T T W O S H O T S A N D / O R
C A M E R A M O V E M E N T S I N T H E E X T R A C T . W H A T I S T H E
P U R P O S E O F E A C H A N D H O W I S T H I S D E V E L O P E D ?

7. A N A L Y S E T H E U S E O F L I G H T I N G I N T H E E X T R A C T . H O W D O E S I T
C R E A T E M O O D O R D E V E L O P C H A R A C T E R / I D E A S I N T H E
E X T R A C T ? H O W D O E S I T M A N I P U L A T E O R A F F E C T T H E
A U D I E N C E ?
Showing the use of dark lighting and why it was used. In this scene you see john
running from the cops down dark alleyways and scary looking streets that have
recked cars and damaged buildings. This shows the audience that this is a
negative scene for john and this shows the negative setting by the colours of the
buildings and the time of night it was set. It was used to show the audience how
john could use this dark alleyways and buildings to escape and these were all
familiar to john as he sometimes runs at night round these dark streets. It makes
the audience feel worried and panicked about what would happen in the scene,
whether or not john would be caught. This scene creates a negative mood and can
make the audience feel very on edge.

8. A N A L Y S E T H E U S E O F M U S I C I N T H E E X T R A C T . H O W
I S I T U S E D T O D E V E L O P C H A R A C T E R , I D E A S , O R
M O O D ?
The type of music played to set the mood of the scene, which was an exciting
scene full of action. The music is suspenseful and exciting to make the audience
feel the shock of whats happening. This is to make the audience feel like they are
apart of the movie as the suspenseful music makes them feel on edge.It is used to
show that the cops didn't know that john was going to run and the music shoes that
by he explosive music. It makes the audience feel nervous and excited to see what
john would do when the music changes from suspenseful to explosive.

9. A N A L Y S E T H E U S E O F A T L E A S T T W O C O S T U M E S I N T H E
E X T R A C T . H O W A R E T H E Y U S E D T O D E V E L O P
C H A R A C T E R O R I D E A S ?
In this scene I will describe what the cops and john were wearing at the time john tried to run from going
to life in prison. The cops were wearing there uniform which was all dark colours and they had heavy
protection. John was wearing dark clothes which blended into the dark setting. The dark clothes that
john wears shows the that he could use this to hide a lot easier and showed the dark negative scene he
was in.This is used to show the audience that the negative setting john was in matched his uniform as
he was is a bad situation and dark clothes can mean dark and negative things. This makes the
audience feel scared as there was dark costume to go with the setting which all felt like a scary vibe.
The other costume in this scene was the cops uniform that I mentioned earlier, the uniforms were in
black which symbolises power and leadership. The police uniforms being dark was used to develop the
idea mentions earlier about power, the police have leadership over the others and Johns clothing was
used to develop his character by showing that he has something dangerous to hide.
Two costumes written above include the police uniform and John Andertons uniform

10. A N A L Y S E T H E U S E O F S E T T I N G C O M B I N E D W I T H C A M E R A
S H O T I N T H E E X T R A C T . H O W I S I T D E V E L O P E D T O
C O N V E Y M E A N I N G ?
The first camera shot I used when the cops are closing in on John before he runs was the
close up shot on Johns face. The close up was used to show the concentration John had
on his face before he decides to run. This was used to show the audiences the
concentration and how much time he had to think of a plan as the cops were closing in on
him. The purpose of this was used to show the writers intention of the thoughts going
through Johns head before he decided to run. It makes the audience feel the suspense
and shock of how john managed to get away. The link to reality is people will try run from
the police rather than risk losing there freedom.
The Second camera shot is when John is running down the dark alleyway they use a wide
angle shot to show the setting he was running through. This shows the audience that the
buildings and cars were recked and it all had a scary/dodgy feeling to it. Its used in this
scene to add to the effect of the excitement of John running away from the police. It makes
the audience feel some suspense and in some parts nervous.

11. A N A L Y S E T H E U S E O F A T L E A S T T W O S H O T S A N D / O R
C A M E R A M O V E M E N T S I N T H E E X T R A C T . W H A T I S T H E
P U R P O S E O F E A C H A N D H O W I S T H I S D E V E L O P E D ?

12. A N A L Y S E T H E K E Y I D E A I N T H E E X T R A C T . H O W I S E A C H
K E Y I D E A D E V E L O P E D ? W H A T L I N K S W I T H Y O U R S E L F O R
T H E W O R L D C A N Y O U I D E N T I F Y ?
• The main idea in this scene which was quoted from John Andeton repeatedly
saying “everybody runs” under his breath which shows that he was frightened
as he didn't want to go to prison for something he felt he would never commit.
The link to the real world is that whenever somebody has done something
wrong even if its on purpose or an accident people will always feel the need to
run rather have consequences.