No Country For Old Men.

 

We looked at an important scene from 'No Country For Old Men' in this scene Llewelyn (Josh Brolin) is trying to retrieve the case full of money from the hotel; however Anton (Javier Bardem) is attempting to stop him from collecting the money. This leads to him attacking the wrong people. The scene opens with a point of view of the road ahead; this establishes the setting around Anton and makes me feel a part of the scene. They have used natural light however it is low key due to it being night-time. To me this can show suspicion and set the time of day. Through-out this scene they have only used diegetic sound, in the opening scene there is very little background sound, it's only the objects important to the plot that make the most obvious sounds such as the locator.

The next camera shot used is a medium close-up of the man in the car, the lighting and sound is exactly the same as it was in the first shot. The next shot is a high angle close-up of the locator, this shot blocks out any other surroundings so I know the locator is the main object in the scene. There is diegetic sound in the background of the locator making a 'beeping' noise. The camera shots and sound show the importance of the locator, I know this because they have used a close-up and use the same shot several times. They have cut to go back to the medium/close-up of the man in the car, the light is constant throughout the scene in the car and so is the sound in the background. This means it doesn't take our focus of what is happening in the scene as there isn't too much going on. It cuts sharply to a low angle medium shot of Llewelyn cello taping a pole together, there is low key lighting used within the room however he is highlighted to show he's the main object within the scene. The diegetic sound you can hear within this shot is the sound of the tape wrapping around the pole.                                                          

The shot then goes back to a medium/close-up of the man in the car, this is a reoccurring shot within the beginning of the scene; this turns into a point of view while he pulls up into the hotel. It then turns into a long shot of the car driving into the car park, the camera pans with the movement of the car. The diegetic sound of the car breaks are louder than the rest of the background noise to show that it is an important noise, there is low key lighting used however there are more shadows as it is darker outside due to the time of day. The shot then goes back to a close-up of the man taping up the pole the sound of the tape is a lot more frantic to show he's in a rush. There is a sharp cut back to a close-up of the man in the car, then back to a point of view shot of him driving around the car park the lighting and sound is consistent throughout this shot to make this scene feel more realistic and important. A close-up of the locator and gun is used to show they signify something and are important to the scene, all background noise is quietened and the 'beeping' noise of the locator is the main source of sound. Low key lighting is used however the locator seems to be highlighted so it sounds out more to show its importance. A quick cut to the close-up of the Anton is used again; however it changes back to the point of view from the car.