Download - 9 shot analysis of bourne identity
- 1. Usman Majid
9 Shot Analysis of Bourne Identity
2. This shot establishes a CCTV camera being watched by
someone??
3. Moreover, the CCTV camera footage is then zoomed in on a male,
amedium close up, presumably the wanted man.
4. A big close up shot is then portrayed of the man,
This could signify to the audience that this character has a huge
role in the film and will be seen in the film throughout, as he is
possibly the main character.This is simply because he is constantly
being filmed right from the very beginning.
5. We then get a glimpse of the same man previously being filmed by
CCTV, only that this time his passport is portrayed. This then
creates tension as it informs the audience of who this character
is: Name, D.O.Band nationality etc.Ultimately it raises tension and
thoughts on who's tracking him, is it the police/FBI? The passport
is then burned by someone presumably the man himself Bourne as he
is trying to get rid of his identity. The colours used on the match
on action shot signifies danger in comparison to the shot on the
left which is showing natural colours. Where as on the right it
shows realism i.e. Burning fire, this could be a hint into what
will happennext and could suggest and emphasizes the realism as he
is being constantly tracked by FBI.
6. This shot is appealing to the audience as it allows the audience
to engage for themselves on what might happen next. This is because
the character who we now know is called Bourne is overly conscious
as he is portrayed in a negative way almost feeling guilty whilst
he kooks over the shoulder to the policemen.
Another point that I should mention is it puts the audience in the
spot via over the shoulder shot- as it almost feels like the
audience is watching Bourne. This gives the audience a slight
adrenaline as you are unsure on what will happen next.
7. This shot portrays Bourne in a strange way as it leaves the
audience with anxiety feeling on what will happen next. Is he about
to be arrested from a police officer? Or will he escape? It will
also allow the audience to acknowledge that this character Is
suspicious simply because he is constantly being followed.
8. This shot is a medium wide shot, this shot offers an insight for
the audience as to what is going on as it allows the audience to
suddenly acknowledge that a group of FBI/Secret agents are after
Bourne. The props used in this shot are: Pc desktop, files, fax
machine as well as a handful of spy gadgets such as a voice
recorder machine.All these props are associated with the police,
secret agents/FBI.
9. This medium close upshot of Bourne represents him in a negative
way simply because its abnormal for an ordinary man to point a
Desert eagle .50 -Handgun- at someone. Guns are considered as
violent and is highly unusual
10. This shot is a super in position shot which portrays Bourne in
both a positive and negative way. The fact that its positive is due
to the fact that he is portrayed in an individual superior way,
with an arrow target on his face/on par with his left eye. This
could suggestthat he is popular and is constantly being followed.
Alternatively it could be portraying Bourne in a negative way as it
has a gun target pointed straight at his face, moreover a gun is
usually associated with Police/FBI an for Bourne to have a sniper
type gun target pointed at him could be to suggest that he is a
criminal and an urgent wanted man, hence, he keeps being
followed.