EN: Technical Analysis

V For Vendetta
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCiGyaSPRhI

Camera	Duration	Mise-en-scene	Camera Effect
Big Close Up	0.00-0.06	Focus on TV, plus Big Ben in background	Zooming Out
Mid Shot	0.06-0.10	Movie set style room. Low lighting	Stationary
Extreme Close Up	0.10-0.14	The use of inside of mask, to the reflection in the mirror.	POV shot
Close Up	0.14-0.20	Out side of mask. Low key lighting.	Tracking Shot from protagonist to wall.
Close Up	0.20-0.27	Juxtaposition of lady’s mirror from the masked characters mirror.	Transition from fade from black to a different location.
Medium Close Up	0.27-0.30	Low key lighting of lamp, emphasis on mirror and makeup.	Stationary
Medium Long Shot	0.30-0.32	Low key lighting emphasises light from TV.	Stationary
Medium Long Shot	0.32-0.35	Used in juxtaposition to female’s bedroom.	Still
Close Up	0.35-0.37	Emphasis on mirror.	Still
Close Up	0.37-0.38	Highlighting mirror and mask	Still
Close Up	0.38-0.42	Shot of TV	Still
Medium Close Up	0.41-0.44	Emphasis on Female Body	Still
Mid Shot	0.44-0.48	Highlighting clothes and female character	Still
Close Up	0.48-0.52	Low key lighting, emphasis female body	Panning Up

This analysis has helped me learn what shots and how camera movement is used to establish a scene, as well as building tension while doing so. It also shows how contrast can be very effective in creating juxtaposition and binary opposition, to establish different characters in a film opening. This will help us as our group wish to juxtapose the scene of the killer and the detective.