Task 2.1 The Dark Knight analysis:.

The Dark knight opening scene analysis.

Establishing shot used at the start to show on the area where it is to give the audience an idea on what it would be like at the location and what is happening on that current day. –lasts for 20 seconds.

Action type music – showing that something is going to happen when the camera starts to zoom into a building – builds tension within the audience.

From when we see the breaking of the glass and the clown mask’s we know that we are looking at the perspective on the attackers in this case scenario.

Over the shoulder shot used to show on how many people are in the car going to the bank heist.

Close up on one of the clown’s face to possible show facial expressions of the mask before he gets killed by his friend.

Extreme close up on the grenade being strapped to the civilian showing us on that we should know who the character is as he is one of the characters who would do that- (joker) – even though we cannot see behind the mask.

One of the clown’s slides across the floor in a cartoonish way which could be symbolic because on how he is a clown and their normally found in cartoon’s

Close-up on the 2 clown’s when they are being shot- the way he nods his head show’s us on that there is fear in the character however that he is the leader because on how he is giving the other one a command.

Same music is repeated from the start when the bank manager is shot meaning on that when he tilt’s his head that he is back in control of the situation.

Close up on the jokers face symbolising on that tension on what the audience receive once his true identity is revealed and put’s the audience at a shock.