In the opening scenes of Romeo and Juliet, the shots are fast panning and zooming shot, these are used to create establishing shots and also to put greater emphasis on the characters which are important within this scene. The tracking of Tybalt Capulet when his shoes are in shot shows the importance of his character even without exposing his face or appearance. The shots within the scene continuously move from the Montague family to the Capulet family, this shows emotions contrasting between the two and sets the Capulet family with higher power, this is backed up by the fact that when “Abra Capulet” is first introduced he walks into a low angle shot, whereas the male Montague character is shot at eyelevel, making his seem inferior to the Capulet and showing the fear linked with the Capulet family. Towards the end of the shot as dialogue speeds up, the shots transitions become more frequent, cutting from one shot to another, to create a fast action feel to the scene.
The graphics in this scene only appear to show the names of the characters and therefore are for introduction alone. The introduction of these select characters show the audience the importance of them in the scene and that they are also likely to appear within the rest of the main film. The actual graphics themselves are small in comparison to the whole shot and are clearly visible so it’s clear to the audience however its set off centre and so the characters are still left as the main focus within the shot, because of this the graphics act like a label, visually introducing the characters.
The narrative within the scene shows a definite history between the two families and because of this it creates an enigma. The audience are led to want to find out what has caused the Montague’s and Capulet’s to argue and so want to watch to see if the enigma is resolved within the film.
The Mise En Scene shows the audience a warm location , the Montague’s are laid back and the more childish of the two families, with unbuttoned shirts and immature behaviour, whereas the Capulet’s are dressed smarter and have a mature feel to them , making them seem like the higher power between the two. The expensive cars and ownership of guns suggests wealthy backgrounds. The division between the families is reinforced with the positioning of the two families, they both stay of separate sides of the gas station, and when Benvolio Capulet comes out the door, he crosses that like subconsciously and so the fight is started.
The sound within the scene is mostly in diegetic form, dialogue, and sound effects within the shot, however when certain characters are introduced non diegetic music is added in order to create dramatic effect and suspense.
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