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Analyse in detail the use of film technique and style in the opening sequence of 'The Limey', and how these work to produce meaning and establish themes.
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Jemma Culpin Film Studies: Assignment 1: Professor B. Jordon Analyse in detail the use of film technique and style in the opening sequence of 'The Limey', and how these work to produce meaning and establish themes. The Limey1 demonstrated through 40 quite fragmented shots lasting 4 minutes and 15 seconds, that the auteur Steven Soderbergh's use of unconventional discontinuous editing was developed from his blockbuster film thriller Out of Sight2/3. Soderbergh's narrative establishes that Wilson, the protagonist of the plot is trying to find how Jenny "snuffed it"4. The focus demonstrates that this extract illustrates four specific interlinked techniques to engage the audience in ideological meanings and themes to establish the screenwriter's narrative. This, includes Mise-en-scéne, dealing with the elements placed in front of the camera5, cinematography displaying how film footage is shot and filmed, editing relating shot's to shot's and the relationship of sound to visual images6. Instantly the film begins the audience notices...
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