My first screen grab is the establishing shot of the film. It shows the characters in a full body shot with the buildings towering over them making them appear small and weak, it also gives you the beginning impression of the characters (dark figures in an alleyway at night) which is connoted by their attire, (hoodies etc) which gives you the classic impression of dangerous people. You cant quite yet see what's happening which adds a sense of mystery, if you paused the film now people would want to watch on. Furthermore the lighting and the time of day we used adds to the shifty atmosphere and connotes to the social realism genre.
My second screen grab comes a few seconds later, i chose this one because i thought the angle and the shot in general were really impressive, this is a high angle shot, which we felt would work best, it caused our camera man to climb a 6 ft wall and then a fence to loop his arm through barb wire in order to get the correct shot. Again the angle makes the actors seem weak and out of control, furthermore the way Nathan (Tyrone) is clutching his hands connotes fear and sadness. Whilst Marcus (Max) is still shrouded in darkness holding the body, this gives the impression that he is far less upset then Nathan which is what we wanted to convey, as Marcus's character was supposed to be a great deal more uncaring towards the situation.
~Rose McGinley Redon
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