Wednesday, 27 February 2019

NCFOM coin toss scene


coin toss:

- high angle establishing shot- coincides with western convention- isolated/lifeless background
- shot reverse shot/over shoulder shots.
- medium close-ups of both- Chiguhr slightly off centre- he's unbalanced/unpredictable- don't align with him- shop keeper in centre with window/natural light behind him
- slow tracking shot as tension builds- spectator becomes more involved as we are closer to the characters

- lack of non-diegetic music also builds tension
no pause in dialogue- quick pace- literal dialogue

- symbolism of nooses behind shopkeepers head- foreboding- surprise when he isn't killed
- Chigurh doesn't kill him- presenting a twisted sense of morality
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