Homework

Rush hours clip.

Mis-en-scene.
The lighting is dark and dull and the street light spots on the two protagonist which creates a sense of heroic action. The spotlight draws the audiences attention to the two characters so that we are focused on what they are about to say. In the opening scene we get a location of an Asia/China area that is located in America, the shops the cinema and the language written on the walls connote to me that the film is based in America with a Chinese (Hong Kong) cultural storyline. Their smart and expensive costume connote that they are wealthy people. They wear suits,ties and shoes because it is apart of their Job so this would connote that their Jobs are demanding and powerful. This would be conforming to a police officer because they have well paid Jobs, the two protagonist are wealthy police officers that are trying to achieve more in life. In this clip they use props like sports vehicles, guns and money which connote that the film is part of the action genre, this is because the these are typical conventions in an action film to excite the audience with thrills and a sense of danger.

Sound.
There are different types of sound that we hear in this clip called “rush hour” the first sound that we encounter is non-diegetic sound, the Asia type music is played so that the audience can get move of a feel into the culture, this connotes how the area is because we get an establishing shot of the area whilst the music is playing. Another non-diegetic we get is when the music Edwin Star-War is playing in the car, the reason why they used this type of sound is so that the audience feel like they are in the car, when they start to sing they are displaying diegetic sound this creates meaning because it introduces the two protagonist personalities and characteristics. This connotes to me that one protagonist is trying to be funny and another is naturally funny this makes me feel that the film can also be put in the comedy genre.