The Entitlement Film Analysis

The Entitlement is the most recent crime thriller film that I have analysed. The film includes the plot of kidnapping similar to the film I am doing.

This is the first shot that appears when watching the film and shows the audience that the film that they are watching is an independent and own developed movie of high quality. The black background connotes that they base films of dark genres including thriller and horror whereas the logo of block building may represent that they set these films is famous cities including new York where there are a lot of sky scraper buildings.

The establishing shot immediately shows the audience that the film is set in the very reputable city of New York a famous city all over the world. This underlines that the audience will already know context about this notorious location. Furthermore the high angle shot of the city connotes to the audience that residents that live in New York are victims and will be targeted throughout the film which underlines the story line of the film. The dim lighting in this shot doesn’t allow the audience to see the in depth detail of this shot which symbolises

that the city is set for destruction or bad events are about to take place in this city.

This wide shot establishes a building from the inside. The lighting in the background is very dim which highlights the time zone that it is about to become the evening. The audience cannot see the people who are walking into the building as they are black and look like shadows which is key convention of thriller films which causes mystery and unease as they cannot see who these character are.

This is a high angle wide shot out of the ceiling which shows a bright ambient lighting which signifies that in the light it is good and darker lighting is used to symbolise bad events. The title of the film also appears in this shot which is difficult for the audience to see due to the similar colours. This represents that the title is not significant and is not the main focus in this shot as the audience will be drawn into the background of the sky which connotes it significance to the film.

This shot is an over the shoulder shot as we see two characters in the clip. The main focus is on the character in the front of the shot as the character in the background is focused out. The character in the front of the shot is wearing both a grey top and grey cap which symbolises the dull person that the character is which connotes to the audience that he is uninteresting. Furthermore, in the background the audience can vaguely make out a doctors coat which highlights that he is in fact a doctor. High contrast lighting is also apparent in this shot. The light is on one half of  the dominant character’s face whereas the other half is dark highlighting that this character has a split personality.

This low angle shot makes this character seem superior and with the power. It also implies the importance that this character has. The clothing of the character is very formal as he is wearing a suit which connotes to the audience that he is professional businessman and is involved with the character in the previous shots. The lighting from the foreground symbolises that this character is a good person in this film and the facial expression that the character has is also happy which connotes to the audience the bright and professional character they are.

This wide shot shows the character sitting alone in the library as there are books on the right hand side of the shot. We can also see down the left side that all of the tables and chair are also empty which connotes to the audience that the character does not have any friends and is a bit of a loner. The lighting is very low key although the audience are able to see that he is studying due to the props on the table including books and paperwork. This highlights that he could be a student or enjoys researching.

The shot then zooms into the paperwork that the character is looking at. The close up on the page shows the audience the details about the character including his criminal history and attempted suicide. This density of information being revealed in this shot highlights that the character is in fact not a good person but has a past of terrible behaviour. The document looks formal due to its structured layout which connotes that this is a formal piece of information about the character.

 This close up shot shows the images of two characters. The black and white could represent that these images are old and dated highlighting that the male image is the character in the previous shot. This leave mystery and audience are unaware of female character in this shot building tension amongst the audience. The slight  of a newspaper in the right hand top corner indicates that these images are associated with the newspaper which signifies that these character have been involved in the press again building tension.