Openning: The Book of Eli

The Book of Eli


Setting:
Forest with falling leaves and a dull camera lens to create a low key lighting effect and  portrays the effect of being desolate and alone while also creating an atmosphere of chill while also showing multiple schemes.

Camera:
low angled shots, tracking shots and high angled shots with contrasting close ups and mid shots to show the character and also his surroundings to create that immersive experience.

Editing:
slow motion is used to create that dramatic effect of what split decisions Eli has when hunting and also how stagnated his journey has been getting to certain points.

Sound:
diegetic sound of leaves rustling and when running is mixed with the non diegetic sound of high pitched long lasting sound which almost creates pauses however as it resembles whit noise and is with the slow motion stages of the opening scene its makes the action pro long for a longer period of time .

The first frame in the film is a bright white light, this is then slowly filtered into a close up shot of trees with a green filter on the camera, this gives the audience the feeling of suspense and makes them think that something bad is going to happen by the contrast from a bright light to the dark green. There is also a non- diegetic flash/bang as the light fades to darkness to add to the suspense.   

The camera then tilts down to the ground showing flakes of ash and fog, this shows the convention of a horror film and as the tilt is very slow it gives the audience a feeling of suspense and anticipation. There is no noise in this scene and this builds suspense further.

The animal that we presumed to be a bad creature, can now be identified as a cat like creature and we associate cats with domestic pets which means we do not see the animal as a threat but more of a scavenger. As it goes straight to the man’s toes we can see that the animal is very cautious of the body and this makes the audience think why it is cautious of a dead body. The music further loudens and at this point because of the music the audience can tell something bad is going to happen to the cat like creature. The camera still shows a small amount of focus in the background which means that we are still looking at the unknown wilderness in the background.

There is then an extreme close up of the arrow tip with a very shallow focus so that we concentrate on the arrow and the audience knows the man is about to fire and from the last two shots he is going to kill the cat, there is also no sound in this shot to further signify how silent this man is in his task and how good of a hunter he is.

This is a low angle shot and shows the man getting up from his hiding place, the amount of dust and ash coming off him shows the audience how long he had been waiting for the cat and shows how patient the man is, there is a non-diegetic heroic sound to again signify how strong the character is.

The man then walks over to the cat and we see a close up of him pulling the arrow out of it, there is a sickly sound of the arrow being pulled out, by the way the man treats the cat we know how important the catch is to him and how desperate he was to catch it.