Movie:
Camera angles and movement: In the first shot is used a dolly zoom for the
ship, and consequently for the little girl
while we see her back. Then we see an over the shoulder angle for the dialogue
between the lady and Mr. Gibbs. Then the camera moves to a Long shot of the
lieutenant and the governor. And then again an over the shoulder angle while
Mr. Gibbs talks to the lieutenant. Then the cameramen uses a tracking shot
while the lieutenant goes closer to the edge of the ship. After that there is a
medium close-up of the profile of the lieutenant while he talks. Then there is
a low angle showing both the lieutenant and the little lady and after that two
consecutive medium shot of Mr. Gibbs and Elizabeth.
Then we see a long shot of the
governor and the lieutenant and after that again a long shot of the governor
and his daughter. During the dialogue between the governor and Elisabeth the
angles used are different for the two characters. For the governor is used a
low angle and for Elizabeth is used an high angle .
And then in the end a medium close-up to Elizabeth.
MISE-EN-SCENE
Setting and props: The first thing that is shown is
the title of the movie: “Pirates of the Caribbean the curse of the black
pearl”. As a pirate’s movie the first scene shows the front of an English
vessel. The fact that the movie is set during the 700s is demonstrated by the
clothes of the characters. The foggy ambient gives the typical atmosphere of
pirates movies.
Costume, hair: The
first person we see is Elizabeth, the little girl. As the daughter of the
English governor, her clothes are sumptuous. Her innocent personality is
represented by the color of the dress which is with/light grey. The second person that is shown is Mr. Gibbs. He is not in the same social class as the
governor or the little lady, but he is not even in a bad position. Hi social
class is represented by his clothes. His clothe are not trashy, by this we can
recognize that he is not a poor man.
After him we see the lieutenant James
Norrington. We can say that he is a
lieutenant by the fact that he is wearing his uniform. Then we see the governor
Swan. His big hat and his hairs tell us that his social class is superior than
all the others’ in the scene. His clothes are in a red color, which tell us a
bit about his character. A man with power but also with passion and a kind
heart.
Facial expression and body language: Elizabeth is a girl of high social class. Her hands are laid on the abdomen to represent the fact of being the daughter of a wealthy family. Mr.
Gibbs is a man very sharp, intelligent and virtuous
and these characteristics are represented by his rude facial expressions. The lieutenant
James Norrington is an ambitious and dutiful man. He shows this personality by crossing his arms behind his back and putting his chest out as if to prove he's superior than others. We find the same body expression in the
Governor Swan, since he is a powerful man.
Lighting and color: The fog creates a dark atmosphere for all
the sequence. During pirates’ movie dark colour are common.
Positioning of character/ object within the frame: Even though Mr. Swan is the Governor, in the frame we see him
positioned behind the lieutenant James Norrington. This is made to tell the
audience about both characters’ personality. Since the lieutenant is an ambitious man we see
him standing ahead the governor, which is a bit more “soft” person.
SOUND
The music
in the beginning of the movie is made especially for the movie. The
instrumental sounds and the non- diegetic of the ship helps to create a creepy
and mysterious atmosphere to the scene. During the dialogue between Elizabeth
and Gibbs the music continues. Gibbs
uses a rude tone voice while Elizabeth has a sweet tone voice. The we hear a
non-diegetic sound for some footstep and the imposing tone voice of Norrington
talking with Gibbs. In the background there are the noises that the ship makes
and a tiny melody of violins. This parallel sound continues for all the
sequence.
EDITING
The use of
editing is not been used a lot for this sequence. All the shot are divided by
simply cuts. During the dialogues is been use the Shot-reverse-shot and the
180-degree rule is not been violated.
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