The chosen extract for me is 24. This extract drew my attention in the fastest way. It’s about a woman by the name of Nina who is being interrogated by Jack about the President and bombs. Why? Unknown. The theme of this extract includes counterintelligence, and secrecy all revolved around the theme of thriller.
The opening scene immediately gave off the mysterious and intense vibe that the director clearly put upfront as it was done through incidental music, an over the shoulder shot and zoom in. All before the dialogue began. Within those edits, Jack was introduced. The agitated man who wants answers from the hard-headed woman that refuses to provide them without her way. The answer to the same question that leaves the viewers wondering as well.
Who Nina is, why this bomb was set and why the President's signature is needed for it are all the things in question as the scenes continue. The props of handcuffs, papers and a table are used to show a suspenseful interrogation. Add the hostility between the characters and that emphasizes the severity of this issue.
Before the dialogue begins, Jack tries to intimidate Nina through the diegetic sound of his footsteps. He takes slow steps as he walks around. When the face of Nina is seen, it's done through close-ups. This is done to draw attention to the slight smirk that's on her face. From there, an eye line match is done. Nina looks up at the clock and gets to talking. Meanwhile, Jack isn’t interested in anything that she has to say. He, instead, wants to know more information about the bomb and how to stop it. Everything but their faces are lit up by the dim lighting in the room. This highlights their facial expressions even more.
The intensity of this scene grows as Jack knows that Nina can offer more information than she’s willing to give. She tries to offer him a deal being that she’s on a time stamp, hence the eye line match earlier, to get on a plane. However, Jack's only goal is to get Nina to open up about where the bomb is located and who activated this bomb. His frustration gets the best of him as he ends up agreeing to the deal but under one condition; he wants to know who they’d be going to meet about the bomb. Nina refuses to provide him with this answer and so Jack flips the table. This reaction shot was done through dutch angle. Eventually, things get even more heated as Jack and Nina have a face to face encounter. In this dialogue, Nina uses smug information about Jack's position on the case. After this, shot reverse shot takes place right before the big bang. Jack violently attacks Nina by pushing her chair back to the wall. Right there, a split screen is done as it shows Jack's team members rushing to the room to stop him from choking Nina to death. He whispers a threat into her ear as he continues. The extract ends after Jack has walked out the room, leaving Nina panting to catch her breath, hunched over. It then closes with a fade-out.
The theme of the extract is thriller. From the director’s camera angles, shots, sound, edits and mise-en-scenes, this theme is illustrated. The issue being discussed is severe and that is heavily emphasized. The interference with a government official and mention of a bomb causes for mystery.
Worksheets:
Sound
- Diegetic
- Score
- Ambient sound’
- Incidental music
- Non-diegetic
Mis-En-Scene
- Color
- Costume
- Lighting
- Location
- Design
Camera Angles, Movements, Shots
- Zoom in
- Over the shoulder shot
- Close-up
- Medium close up
- Two shot
- Hand held
- Tracking shot
Editing
- Shot reverse shot
- Eye-line match
- Fade out
- Split screen
Theme of Extract
- The theme of the extract is thriller. I choose to say thriller because there is a mysterious problem going on that needs to be solved. This problem is a potential crime but one too big to threaten with simple prison time. Before anyone that is involved is taken away, questions need to be answered. This bomb can go off any minute now so the interrogation itself cannot go on too long. Both the characters are stubborn and feel entitled to the information that they have/want to know.
- Shot reverse shot
1. Zoom in
2. Close up
3. Dutch angle
4. Diegetic sound
5. Non-diegetic sound
6. Score
7. Lighting
8. Design
- 1. Look of the interrogation room
2. The eye-line match to the clock
3. slow footsteps of Jack
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