Casino Royale
Camera
The opening shot starts with a long shot of a building where the action is to take place. It holds this shot for 13seconds as a car drives past containing the man James Bond is to have conflict with. The camera tracks the man who goes into a lift. There is a close up of the number as the lift goes up signifying what floor he is going to. By being shown this the director is giving us a glimpse of the character James will have some sort of action with. Inside the room at floor five the camera pans around the character as he realises his safe has been broken in to. Showing his facial expression we realise that whatever is contained is going to be significant to the storyline and the camera showing his face helps us to know this. James and the other characters conversation is filmed using shot reverse shot and also cuts. Flashbacks are used and the action in these flashbacks cuts every two seconds to build suspense and show the audience a summary of the action. Conversation takes place between James and the character and the camera looks down on James showing James is of lower status. After the character realises he cannot shoot James, the camera looks down at the other character and up on James showing the change in status.
Mese on sene
Mese on sene is not overly used in this scene as it’s very dark. This is done to create the suspense for the scene. At the start of the scene smoke is used to create a sense of danger to build up tension. A darkened office is used to signify hiding and danger and the only props used are tables and chairs in the office.
Editing
The set is very dark to show danger. There aren’t many cuts in the opening of the extract as the duration of the shots are very long. The action scenes in the flashbacks use a great deal of cuts to show a mini clip of the action and end up with the climax of James killing the man. Cuts are also used in conversation before the man tries to shoot James.
Sound
The noise of the lift is heard to help the audience establish what it is. Spooky music is used to create suspense and this lets the audience know that action is going to happen soon. Footsteps can be heard when the man is walking and we hear the noise of his car door shutting.