Camera- distance, angle, movement and editing- speed, style
The film opens with an establishing close up of a girl half crying standing on a bridge. At this point in time we assume she is going to commit suicide as a bridge may connote this. The camera then zooms fast out to show an extreme long of the bridge in the location- London. This makes the girl seem small and insignificant to the rest of the city. A car then comes into view shown by the low camera angle which denotes the people in the car seem more powerful. The camera then cuts back to the girls face in a mid-close up showing her crying. Her depressed situation is then reinforced through the long shot showing her standing on the bridge. The camera then tracks the people getting out of the car and the fast camera movements and cuts shows them to be demanding characters whereas the girl standing on the bridge is seen to be weak. The contrast between these two characters is then show by the close up of the girls face on the bridge showing her sad emotion by crying. Additionally she is also shaking reinforcing her feeble persona. The camera then cuts to her hand which is her holding a handful of diamonds. This contradicts her frail character as diamonds denote wealth. Nevertheless, after this she is shown shaking as she looks down at the water. Moreover, the fact she hasn’t made any sound at this point connotes her to by shy. After this she then jumps which is shown by a long shot which then cuts to a black screen.
Sound- effects, music
Throughout the beginning of the film hardly any sound has been used expect for when the camera zoomed out of the girl standing on the bridge, and when she was getting ready to jump. This is significant as the director is making her seem more important to the rest of the characters. The sound used at these moments
Mise-en-scene- props, costume, setting, lighting, colour
The girl standing on the bridge comes across as quite a weak persona due to her clothes and make up. Her shabby coat and torn t-shirt denote her to be poor and insignificant. Compared to the other girls however, they wore dresses and work clothes which make them come across as more important and powerful. Furthermore, the setting also establishes a crime thriller- at night in London. Night time denotes danger and this makes the film gripping.
Titles- font, colour, placement
The titles are shown in a white font against a black background. The typography is formatted in a bold sans serif font which denotes masculinity. Furthermore, the way the text is positioned makes it look like someone is standing up against a wall which connotes this film to be about gangster crime.
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