Wednesday 19 October 2011

Shot List



Shot Number
Type of Shot
Explanation
1
Medium Shot- Flag
The flag represents hope and justice, therefore the medium shot is used to make it different groups. This is linked to being different towards society.
2
Long Shot- Rebellious gang
The long shot is used to represent community and teamwork making it show resistance and contrast of upper and lower classes.
3
Montage- Long, medium and close up- Band members
Band are represented as leaders of the resistance making them show power and dominance, they express their own beliefs and views in a democratic and independent value.
4
Medium Shot- Smoker
Shot is used to represent smoker as an opposite- linked to Levi Strauss’s theory of binary oppositions, this makes the audience surprised and feel unusual with unsuspecting change. 
5
Close up- Cigarette
Close up of cigarette represents it as a tool of destruction and demise towards our society. This enforces the rebellious and argumentative atmosphere. This can make audience members feel very patriotic and feel proud for others expressing their values and beliefs.
6
Medium Shot- Smoke
The medium shot is used to represent the smoke as mysterious and unravelling which creates confusion for the audience.
7
Medium Shot-Person with the Baseball Bat
The medium shot of the person with the baseball bat is represented as strength and masculinity showing a sense of pride and anger from the lower class against the upper class. This creates a greater contrast and challenges stereotypical views of class.
8
Medium Shot- Person with baseball bat swinging against the object
Object represented as upper classes’ material possession showing destruction of hopes and dreams for the upper class of society. This therefore makes the audience feel scared and intimidated by the fact that the lower class has started an alliance against the upper people.
9
Multi Shots- Band consisting of extreme close up, medium shot and long shot
Montage of shots represents the band as powerful and strong therefore re strengthening the image and dominance. Band members also create fear for the audience because it breaks their typical life boundaries. 
10
Medium shot- Baseball bat
Baseball bat is representing as weapon of destruction and threat to society. This therefore causes society to feel weak and lose their links between members. The baseball bat is represented as a catalyst of damage. 
11
Medium Shot- Person swinging baseball bat
The medium shot is used to represent person associated with baseball bat therefore re establishing the independence and open minded lower class.
12
Close Up- Object broken
The close up of the object represents the destruction of the object in a more emotional and dignified form. This therefore represents the breakdown of the upper class’s image.
13
Close up- Singer
The close up of the singer combined with the lyrics makes the atmosphere very climatic and chronic. Therefore the audience feels worried about the fate of society.
14
Over the shoulder- Person observing table
The shot clearly shows stereotypical lower class’s associations of drugs which makes the contrast reinforced.
15
POV shot- CCTV camera viewing
The CCTV makes it more realistic and link to events which show memorial aspects. The CCTV also represents as an observer of crime which also links to society’s security.
16
Tilt Angle and Medium shot- Policeman
The shot of the policeman is used to represent the upper class’s defence and security showing few independent values. This therefore begins the upper classes power.
17
Multi Shots consisting of medium and long shots- Band members
The montage of medium and long shots make it an unstable and loud background. This therefore challenges the upper class and starts a war of the classes.
18
Tilt angle and close up- Man with suit
The close up and tilt of the suitman makes him feel more dominant and power due to his sophistication and formal attitude. This also challenges the level of intelligence between the contrasts of classes.
19
High angle, Pan shot- Hanley shopping centre
The shots of Hanley shopping centre is used to represent community and regular society. This therefore calms the audience which provides them the ideal society.
20
Long Shot- Person exiting shop
The shot of the person existing creates mystery and confusion for the audience. Therefore the person can be representing as a potential threat due to his unidentified profile.
21
Close up- Suitman
The suit man’s close up is used to re establish his intelligence and formal ability.
22
Close up- Rebellious Group
The group are represented as members of the resistance making it very informal and powerful background. Therefore the group can also establish a relationship between the audience members due to similar class or status.
23
Two Shot- Between shaking hands
The two men shaking hands show relationship and cause shock to the audience that although the two men show a different contrast of classes. They still have connections with each other which help the audience members to feel very connected.
24
Medium Shot- Between two men with the flag in the middle
The flag is represented as pride and community, therefore creating the relationship of classes making them feel together and joined as a big group.
25
Long Shot- Man breaks into car
This uses aspects of stereotypical vandalism from the lower class which still reconciles the contrast of class. However this doesn’t create new beliefs for the rebellious resistance which makes the audience members feel not surprised. They expect this sort of behaviour from poorer families.
26
Close up- Cymbal from Drum kit
The close up of the cymbal makes the atmosphere feel very strong and creates echos across to the audience. This therefore also echos the rebels’ message of redemption and retribution. 
27
Over the shoulder shot- Drummer
The shot of the drummer represents his views between his and their class. Therefore creating a stronger independent value for the drummer. He’s also represented as the power and might the lower social class have against the upper class.
28
POV- Person driving car
The shot of the person driving the car is used to make the lower feel bright and intelligent due to the use of mechanical objects and technologically. This also shows the lower class having a part of the upper class’s intelligence which challenges the stereotypical views.
29
Long shot- Car impact on another person
The long shot represents the car crash as shock and horror for the audience making the audience feel horrified and mortified of the death of the male character. This, therefore, is used to represent the development of the upper classes’ downfall.
30
POV- Driver
The driver’s POV is used to represent the twisted and maniacal opinions of the lower classes opinions. This also uses the stereotypical criminal character which makes the lower class represented as villains.
31
Long Shot- Person’s death
The long shot is used to represent again the person’s death making the audience feel very unrelieved and unsuccessful due to the upper classes’ pain.
32
Medium Shot- Group of youthful criminals
The medium shot is used to represent the criminals as powerful and traditionally disrespectful against society.
33
Close up- Guitarist
The close up is used to represent the guitarist as insensitive and unusual due to his loud and echoing music. This also catalyses the conclusion to the contrast of the classes.
34
Extreme close up- Foot slams on ground
The extreme close up of the foot is used to represent the atmosphere as a conclusive ending. Therefore this causes the audience to feel disrespected and appalled with the amount of refusal from the lower class.
35
Two Shot-/ Close up- Two hooded Men
The two shot of the male characters represent them as team working and loyal to their class. This therefore shows to the audience that they need to join together and make the final stand.
36
Medium Shot- The two men fight against the formal male character
The medium shot is used to represent it as the final devastation to the upper class by eliminating the intellectual and representative characters of their social community.
37
(Fades to Darkness)
This is used to represent the upper classes’ destruction of neurological beliefs. The happiness and security of the upper class has been destroyed and been replenished by the lower classes ideas.
38
Long Shot- Formal male’s death
The shot of the male’s death reinforces the fading of darkness’s representation in order to provide a knockback effect for the audience.
39
POV- Formal male’s eye, irises shot
The POV shows the upper class’s emotions and sadness. This makes audience members feel very broken and deeply scared due to the spread of the lower class.
40
Long Shot- Band
The shot of the band is used to represent the conclusion of the classes and to make their message very clear and loud. This is a similar technique compared to the close up of the singer and drummer.
41
Extreme close up- Flag
The final shot is then used to represent the lower classes triumph and victory over society. But however this also symbolises an never-ending story therefore maintain the flow of contrast between the lower classes’ rebellious values and the upper classes’ intellectual icons. 

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