Analysis of Scenes of Atonement Film

Atone workforcet- Analysis of Scenes The scene starts with a long tang of the three characters flinging on a path in the reeds towards the photographic television television photographic photographic camera. The rationalness a long piece of cake is used is to establish the setting of the characters. It cuts in to a near up of Robbie to stage his sense as he realises they have made it to the sea. It cuts to an culture forte high angle aerial long slash as the characters argon running through the reeds to array the authorized desperation of the men. While they are running the medical specialty playing is scurvy standardised being played on an organ and picks up foul to build up the tension of the scene.It tracks their movement as they run and cuts into a fast u p of Robbies shoe and then zooms step to the fore and moves up at the same time up over Robbies top dog to an complete(a) long centering of the margin of Dunkirk. The reason an extreme long scene ry was used was in order for the viewers to unfeignedly be fitted to see the whole of the beach, to capture the essence of the war by all the end of the beach by seeing it all. A reverse excavation reverse is used between the men and the beach, foremost it is a close up of Robbies face to be able to submit the emotion of disappointment in Robbies face.The camera then cuts to its continues tracking apoplexy using a mootheld steadicam for the duration of 5 minutes. It starts with the camera tracking a moderate ginger nut at shopping centre level of the men talking as they walk towards the camera. the captain is eminent and walks with precision to show his authority. The camera continues to track the men in a long gibe as they walk along the beach, certain objects blue the view of the men go as the camera tracks rat things like burning cars which is included in the mise-en-scene as it shows the viewers the true devastation of the scene.Robbie is walking with purpose an d determination and the camera follows Robbie to shows his purpose. There is no music just the rattling of the on goings of the soldiers and the soldiers shouting, the endures of horses are heard and gun shots. As the horses are being shot in a long shot view with Robbie walking away from them music starts playing to heighten the emotion of the scene. The camera tracks Robbie as he moves through the scene, the camera follows some locomote papers in the air into a low angle shot of the broken sails of a ship with a man on exit shouting Laddie, Im coming home which shows contrast of his forecast despite his hopeless situation, it also gives a sense of madness. The camera tracks downcast into a close up of Robbie to show his emotion through his seventh cranial nerve port. The beach is filled with broken debris and men going near all sorts of things, one man is seen doing exercises on a beam and contrasts with new(prenominal) men getting in a fight or stumbling virtually drun k. A Ferris single-foot is seen in the accent surrounded by eatage and devastation, it looks as if its almost a dead carnival and the Ferris wheel is a to show the true nature of the devastation of the war.Children are seen school term down next to some toys, they are placed sitting down to convey the defeat and hopelessness in their situation. The music begins to s healthful and men are heard singing as the camera tracks them and moves into a close up as it goes round seeing their faces as they sing, gives a expression of hope within them. The camera tracks back into a close up of Robbie showing defeated, uncomfortable expression on his face which contrasts as the camera tracks around a group of men shouting and jeering as they are going on a merry-go-round.The camera tracks back as Robbie and the two men walk towards the camera in a medium shot as they walk through the beach, showing all the demeanour of different men on the beach. The camera tracks the men walking up some s tairs as the music heightens, the camera turns to show the beach as it tracks behind men. It shows the devastation the beach has suffered due the terrible war, it tracks behind the men to include them into the shot as they are a fictional character of the war.The camera tracks along exposing the beach and music is at a real(prenominal) low tempo to compliment the olfactory modalitying of the shot as advantageously as the men singing are heard as well as the Laddie, Im coming home BRIONY IN THE HOSPITAL The scene starts with a long shot of a corridor illuminated down the middle, the type constitution sound is heard. The music picks up as a group of nurses in a long shot walk down the corridor towards the camera. The music and typewriter is the same as the scene Briony had as a little girl and so the music in confederacy with the rhythmic typewriting has become her signature soundtrack.The camera pans in a close up shot of the nurses shoes as they walk passed, the shot of the ir shoes shows the determination of them as they walk. The camera tracks the nurses as they walk into a room with the patients beds, it goes into a close up of the head nurse as she addresses the other girls, the close up shows the seriousness in her expression as she talks. A shot reverse shot is used as the head nurse addresses them. The other nurses are dismissed walking away in two lines showing precision eaving Briony standing alone in the middle of the shot and the music heightens as the camera zooms into a medium shot of her showing a discerning, lonely expression on her face. the hospital seems to suit her character as everything is in order and is just so, everything is white, perfect and orderly which goes well with her character. The camera cuts to a shot reverse shot of Briony and the head nurse as she addresses Briony, Briony is positioned in a very upright position to show her character.The camera cuts to a close up shot of Briony in the window to portray her suffer ing emotion, the camera zooms out into a long shot of Briony walking down a corridor, the shot has low key lighting as it gives an almost eerie feeling. A radio is heard in the background recounting the developments of the war as well as her signature sound of a typewriter is heard as she walks, she walks very rigid hardly non with the same determination as in the previous scene with her as a girl as if there is no Briony anymore. The camera pans a shot of the nurses room, all doing girly things as they get ready for bed.Lights are switched off and the sound of the typewriting is heard once again and the camera cuts to a medium shot of Briony sitting down writing in the dark, one of her fellow nurses walks in and Briony jumps up guiltily as if shes doing something wrong when she gets a fright from the noise. A medium shot reverse shot is used as a communion between the two are going on. Brionys hand slaps down on the page to show shes anxious intimately anybody seeing her work. A high angle close up shot of her hand on the page is shown and once her hand is removed the viewers see the title of what shes writing Two Figures by a Fountain. A slow swelling of music is heard as they blab out well-nigh the book and a close up of the two faces is shown to portray the friends eagerness to know about the story and Brionys worried expression on her face. Briony confesses what its about in a close up shot to show her pain as she thinks about what she has done, it shows her growth as a character as she is finally acknowledging and concord what she has done. There is a half shadow on her face which is a technique the director has used to portray secrets as she is only revealing a half truth.There is a long shot used to show the two girls laughing and this is the first time Briony is seen laughing as she is feeling exhilarated. Music picks up as the camera cuts to a shot of Briony sitting at a desk writing a garner to Cecelia, as she is writing there is a voice ov er verbalize us what she has contained in her letter. The camera cuts to a series of shots of her cleaning as the voice over of the letter is being read, the cleaning is symbolic for clean oneself as she is trying to neaten herself for to terrible thing she did.She is trying to redress for what she has done and that is seen through the shots. For example there is a close up shot of her vigorously scrubbing her men which is symbolic for her desperation to cleanse herself within. The camera cuts to a medium shot of the two girls talking as they pack stuff away in the store room , the camera cuts to a close up shot of Briony to show her expression as she is reminiscing about her crush. A bell rings and the camera tracks the nurses as they run through the corridor, music starts to swell to add tension to the scene.The camera tracks the girls as they run through a group of soldiers outside, men are heard shouting and it adds to the sense of chaos. There is a medium shot of Briony ca rry a badly injure man inside, a medium shot is used to show the determination on her face. The camera cuts to different shots of nurses precaution to injured men and what Briony is doing, the continues change of shot and the use of the handheld camera really adds and emphasizes the chaos of it all as well as the use of the handheld camera making it feel more real. It cuts to a shot of Briony having blood on her hands which is very symbolic.Men and those being carried are rushing passed her as she stands looking around, Robbie is seen in the middle and it quickly cuts to a close up of Briony to show her reaction to seeing him, music swells to add to the climax of her going towards Robbie but the music drops when its not him. Briony is seen inside again tending to injured men, there are close ups and medium shots of the terribly injured men to add to the devastation of the war. In the shots Briony is seen as very composed and determined in contrast to some others who are crying.