The title of the film 'Brick' appears on a black background with simple, bold white lettering. The word 'Brick' then fades into the background. I believe this way of presenting the title was chosen so not too much is given away by the title, and the audience are left guessing. I have seen similar titles appear for the thriller genre , and believe it is all for the same reason , to keep the audience wondering.
The setting is revealed with the establishing shot showing us a very minimal shot leaving us asking questions such as where are they? All we are shown is a black tunnel , with a girl lying in the opening. The mise en scene is very uninviting, due to the dark , dull colours used.
The teenage girl left laying on the ground is wearing bright blue plastic bangles suggest that she is young and this part of her costume is key throughout as we can identify her when we cannot see her face. We see a close up of her arm with the bangles on , this suggests that the director wanted the audience to focus and notice them as they will be significant during the film. The mud on her costume suggests she has been in a struggle , this leaves the audience asking many questions which is key in a successful thriller.
Many of the shots used in this film restrict the audiences view , which is very clever as during a thriller we don't want to be told too much. The camera is used to lead the audiences eyes to certain places , such as the close up of the cigarette. The director has used a close up instead of a long shot as they obviously want us to concentrate on the cigarette as it has further meaning. A shot which I think is effective is when the boy is in the phone booth and he realises the girl is somewhere close , the camera pans around to look for her . This is effective as the camera is mirroring the boys actions.
Another effective shot is during the opening when we get a close up of the girls feet , the camera then slowly moves up her body, but only letting us see so much . The effect of this is that the audience are left wanting to see that little bit more so that the questions we have are answered.
The opening sets up the story up by giving the audience small clues to what is going to happen throughout the rest of the film , but not giving away too much to ruin it. As soon as the audience are left with many questions , they feel like they need to watch the rest of the film to get the answers .
The opening suggests that the genre of the film is a thriller as one of the first shots we see are of a girl laying dead. The sounds used are also effective in portraying the thriller genre , even though the sound of a bell is simple , the time in which it is used ,,for example when the boy is in the phone booth , causes the tension to rise.
Characters are introduced in this film in a very clever way , we are introduced to them through cut up photos . The question which i then asked is: why have these photos been cut and who are the people in the photo , and why are they significant to this film ?
The setting is revealed with the establishing shot showing us a very minimal shot leaving us asking questions such as where are they? All we are shown is a black tunnel , with a girl lying in the opening. The mise en scene is very uninviting, due to the dark , dull colours used.
The teenage girl left laying on the ground is wearing bright blue plastic bangles suggest that she is young and this part of her costume is key throughout as we can identify her when we cannot see her face. We see a close up of her arm with the bangles on , this suggests that the director wanted the audience to focus and notice them as they will be significant during the film. The mud on her costume suggests she has been in a struggle , this leaves the audience asking many questions which is key in a successful thriller.
Many of the shots used in this film restrict the audiences view , which is very clever as during a thriller we don't want to be told too much. The camera is used to lead the audiences eyes to certain places , such as the close up of the cigarette. The director has used a close up instead of a long shot as they obviously want us to concentrate on the cigarette as it has further meaning. A shot which I think is effective is when the boy is in the phone booth and he realises the girl is somewhere close , the camera pans around to look for her . This is effective as the camera is mirroring the boys actions.
Another effective shot is during the opening when we get a close up of the girls feet , the camera then slowly moves up her body, but only letting us see so much . The effect of this is that the audience are left wanting to see that little bit more so that the questions we have are answered.
The opening sets up the story up by giving the audience small clues to what is going to happen throughout the rest of the film , but not giving away too much to ruin it. As soon as the audience are left with many questions , they feel like they need to watch the rest of the film to get the answers .
The opening suggests that the genre of the film is a thriller as one of the first shots we see are of a girl laying dead. The sounds used are also effective in portraying the thriller genre , even though the sound of a bell is simple , the time in which it is used ,,for example when the boy is in the phone booth , causes the tension to rise.
Characters are introduced in this film in a very clever way , we are introduced to them through cut up photos . The question which i then asked is: why have these photos been cut and who are the people in the photo , and why are they significant to this film ?
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