Group Analysis - Haywire

Group analysis - Haywire

The scene begins with an establishing shot with a blue filter in which two characters are at eye
line match.  The blue filter could set the scene as blue is quite a cold colour and could show sadness and lack of warmth and love in the shot I know this because of the mise-en-scene presented.  There is a eye line match in this reaction shot to show communication between them both.  Also the angle of the camera as it cuts from one to another changes, this could imply that there are barriers between them and they are both very different in personality. 



On the next shot the colour of the shot changed to a sepia filter, to show a much more warmer feel to the film which contrasts with the dead body being dragged and the focus being on the ground and not on the body, therefore showing the body is unimportant and could show that a dead body is not unusual in that situation.  And much the same with next shot where the focus is quite odd and is only focusing on a dead body's shoe, emphasising the above point that the body is not as important as the surroundings.  It could also imply that the most important thing is out of focus in the scene, like the bodies do have significance but the director is purposely trying to make us think they are not relevant to the storyline but instead it makes the audience more aware of he bodies and the control of focus.



The scene then jumps to an establishing close up shot of leather gloves; giving impressions of theft, crime and fingerprints, trousers and a shirt; negotiating the question of where the wearer is, the contents of the clothing are black, this gives connotations of mystery, a relevant theme towards the nature of the clip, this made me personally feel intrigued to the story as well as focus on the shot itself.  Connecting from the last shot there is a low angle shot of the woman suggesting that she is the dominant one of the scene and she is quite an important character.  She also occupies most of the shot so could show that she is the main one to focus on in this scene.  This then cuts to a shot of her on the phone in which there is a mid shot and the camera tracks the phone which shows emphasis and it connects both characters together.  The scene in which the woman is talking to the man over the phone has low key lighting in both clips as there is a parallel edit which could imply that the clip is quite dark and mysterious and it could relate to how the characters are feeling; worried, cold, evil, etc.  There is a contrast with characters and this is represented in their homes.  Mise-en-scene shows the man has a very posh and glamorous warm home whereas she has a flat with hardly any decoration which could imply she is quite a private person and does not like broadcasting her life to others as she has not settled down.



The shot cuts to the woman outside.  Mise-en-scene is presented here as there is a van in the background that says 'think' which could imply to the audience that she needs to think about what she is doing because she may regret it later on.  The impression I get from the scene in where the woman is walking through the street is of an isolation from the rest of the clip, I get this from the mise-en-scene of the scene such as the bland colours of the shot, which all blend together, showing quite a dull and cold piece of scenery, this could be perhaps of the reason that the character may want to be seen as dull, as if she is trying to blend in with everything else around her. There is a heart beat motif alarming noise that could imply the sound of a heartbeat monitor.  This noise is quite slow and calm showing that her heartbeat is calm and she is not worried about what is going to happen later on.  It could also show that she is comfortable in her surroundings but it could contrast with how she is acting as she keeps looking around, showing signs of aggravation and anxiety.



                                                    Rebecca, Fraser and Amy.