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How is mise-en-scene and cinematography used to position the audience and create effect in an opening sequence to an action adventure film  

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How is mise-en-scene and cinematography used to position the audience and create effect in an opening sequence to an action adventure film? In Entrapment the opening sequence plays a key role in captivating the audience and setting the plot for the rest of the film. Mise-en-scene and cinematography are vital in positioning the audience and creating a sense of mystery which will attract the audience to keep watching. Mise-en-scene refers to everything put in front of the camera during filming, this includes, location, characters, body language, costume, props, character positioning, colour and lighting. The initial location in entrapment appears to be in a large urbanized city at night. This is obvious to the audience by the sky scrapers and impressive buildings; however it is unclear where geographically the film is set as there are many cities in the world which resemble this image. To the audience this would initially strike them as...

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