Thursday, 26 September 2013

Opens Credits "Sexy Beast"


Use of mise en scene
Introduced to first character which is who we mainly focus on in this opening sequence. He is in speedos with sun cream and other items on the floor suggesting he is quite a lazy character. This is then emphasised by the way he talks to the pool boy, the man clearly doesn't do anything for himself. His voice is fairly cockney and his attire suggests he is possibly a dodgy character.
Then it moves onto the women driving in the car but it is an over the shoulder shot which is slightly ambiguous as we do no know who she is. The man is wearing a gold necklace which is stereotyped to cockney people.
Use of camera
Opens with an establishing shot of the sky so the audience can concentrate on the pink opening titles, then the camera moves to a medium long shot which shows the main character. There is then a two shot of the man and pool boy which has a shallow depth of field highlighting the authority the man has over the worker. Later there is an establishing shot of the man sunbathing next to his swimming pool which has connecting hearts in it, this is fairly cliché and shows the audience what time of man this person is. After there is then an over the shoulder shot of the woman, this doesn't show her face which is fairly ambiguous so we don't know where the woman is going or who she is. The establishing shot shows a house in the mountains, which is in the middle of no where and this highlights the isolation of the place. This is then picked up again with the over the shoulder shot of the man walking to put his shoes on and it again shows that where he is, is in the middle of nowhere.
Use of sound
The lyrics in the song are fairly poignant. The beginning of the song starts with
 "Strolling along minding my own business"
  - these lyrics emphasise the way he is approaching this time of 'minding his own business.'
"suntan lotion in that bottle of yours
Spread it all over my peelin' skin baby
That feels real good
All this skirt lappin' up the sun" - these lyrics are said when the sun tan lotion is on the floor and then he puts the flannel on himself to keep him cool and as he lies down and 'groans' because he has been cooled down it says 'that feels real good' so the lyrics connect with the image at the time.
The music very upbeat suggesting a good mood and atmosphere.
Use of editing
The length of the cuts make some shots awkward for example the shot of him lying down with the flannel on him. It also highlights the humour in this film.
The credits are in bright pink so they stand out and they are also representing his lifestyle being bright pink as pink sometimes suggests fame.
When the film pauses with the opening title it causes the audience to look at the title for longer. It is also quite funny as it is paused in quite an awkward position.

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