The Interpretor

• At first the title sequence is quite slow.
• Titles are stopped in the prologue - this way they don't disrupt the narrative.
• Film company/distribution company first - Universal studios.
• 4 different production companies working together to make the film.
• Non-diegetic sound of wind blowing in the title sequence - makes you feel uneasy / unsure.
• Names zooming out - effect - then dissolving.
• Prologue
• Establishing the setting - Africa - traditional women - carrying things on her head - hazy shot - lost of dust - hot
• later in shot camera crane is used - establishing place.
• low-key lighting
• Chanting - not clear if it is non-diegetic or diegetic.
• 3 characters established.
• Cut in detail - shows notebook - shows being put down - suggests it's important and might come back later.
• Cut to exterior shot.
• Close up of each character speaking, shot, reverse-shot. - dialogue - not sure what they're talking about.
• In back with character - suggests investigation - mass slaughter.
• Artificial camera snap sound to heighten the fact pictures being taken - black and white still shot of picture taken, very loud camera snap (non-diegetic) - important to narrative.
• low-angle shot - makes the coliseum seem important, bigger - there are weeds growing suggesting its abandoned, run down, mysterious, remote place.
• Establishing s of jeep.
• Cut in to action - reminded of notebook - suggested as important
• Silhouette form - shot in doorway.
• Heartbeat - non-diegetic because it is emphasising the hearts of the characters.
• very fast pace shots - shot, reverse-shot, overhead shot - non-diegetic sound builds up tension.
• long-shot, medium close-up (interpretation)
• Tension between groups (not sure why)
• Jump forward in time- about 30 secs
• camera work, low-key lighting and character reactions suggests they are stumbling across something revolting - assume its dead bodies - theres also talk of death
• panning shot and cutting back for reaction shot.
• non-diegetic - soundtrack build up tension.
• Percussion is used - thumping sound - falls to ground
• He says "It's ok" before falling - which implies he doesn't blame them because they are only children.
• Cut to reaction of man outside from the gunshot
• Cutting from kid to man on the floor.
• Blood/gore isn't shown - cuts away as gun-shot sounds - see kid wincing as trigger is pulled.
• Quick pace of shots - to outside.
• Cutting between car and the man in weeds.
• Close-up of man getting out of the car - camera shots - sound - suggests he will come back later - he was at the scene - important to story.
• Cuts to the kids football - ironic - they are only kids who play they cant be murderers - makes audience not blame the children for what they did.
• Dissolves into establishing shot of the city.
• Lead actress name appears first. - Nicole Kidman. - followed by other actors then name of film in center the screen.
• Panning shot of people in the auditorium in the UN building in NYC.
• The full auditorium is a contrast to the empty coliseum.
• Static shots, pan up, then across and then there is a profile shot of Nicole Kidman lead actress - interpreting - there are inside and outside shots. (of the pod she is in)
• Metal detectors not working, being shown things that might be important later - however not shown everything - mysterious.
• There are clues
• Fast pace shots
• Non-diegetic sound building tension.
• Name of crew - slightly left of the centre - imbetween centre and full left.
• top left - co-producer/costume designer/editing/production designer/director of photo-centre
• produced/screen play - slightly left
• Director centre - slightly to the bottom of the screen.