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Alex Dee

Period 2

Extract Essay

The author seems to be conveying a feeling of suspense. The author is trying to convey an action genre. The author wants the audience to be on the edge of their chairs. The direct message from this scene seems to be that the man is very intent on getting information out of this woman. The director uses many elements to convey a feeling of suspense and action.

In the first scene, we start with a fade on transition. The fade on transition, although very simple, makes for a suspenseful feeling as we know the scene is starting and it slowly shows us what the starting frames are. We then switch to an over the shoulder shot of the man walking into the door. This adds to the suspenseful feeling as we now know that she will be interrogated by him and that the interrogation will now begin. We then get a zoom shot of the camera in the corner of the room, which adds suspense as now we know that the interrogation is being watched. We are also introduced to a very menacing soundtrack that makes the scene even more suspenseful as the man is walking towards the girl about to interrogate her. 

In the next scene, we are introduced by a zoom shot of the clock in the room, this builds suspense as it shows that he only has a limited amount of time to get information out of the woman. Then the dialogue starts. There is a pan shot of the pan walking which builds suspense because it makes the viewer think, where is he walking towards, will he end up harming this lady. The dialogue then talks about a bomb which builds even more suspense. In the next scene we have a wide angle of the man flipping over the table due to frustration. This builds suspense and builds on the action theme of the extract. Now, there is even more of a suspenseful soundtrack playing in the background as we have an over the shoulder shot of the lady speaking. This builds suspense as it makes the viewer think he might harm the lady. 

We then start off the next scene with a pan shot of the man and the woman in a stare down, neither of them talking. This builds the tension between the two characters and raises suspense levels. Due to the even more suspenseful mise en scene that we can see with the dim lighting, handcuffs, and table and chair, combined with the even more suspenseful sound track that starts playing, the suspense is at an all time peak. This is until the lady smirks and the man loses it. He flips the table and pushes her chair all the way up to the wall and starts to choke her and question her. The intense breathing of the man builds on the action theme of this extract. We then see a split screen with the officers running from the viewing room into the interrogation room. In the other screen we have the man interrogating the woman. It builds suspense because either the man will get the information out of her, or the officials will come in before he is able to. This shot is the most suspenseful and they end up pulling him away from her before he gets answers. We then see him leave the room and a fade to black screen.