Brick Analysis (johnson,2005,US)

In the sequence of Brick the four elements are used to create meaning for the audience and below I'm going to be writing about all four of the elements and how they create meaning for the audience.

Sound:

In the sequence sound is used to create meaning for the audience, an example of this shown is the score which is played at the start of the sequence, this creates meaning because it brings tension to the audience we haven't been shown anything at this current time it also gives the sense that somethings not right and also could represent the protagonists emotions.
Another example of sound to be used 






Another example of sound which is used to create an effect on the audience is the ambient sound of the bell in the school, this creates an eff ct on the audience because it shows the normality of the setting of the film also it shows that the characters in the film are quiet young their still in education.          







Cinematography:

In the sequence cinematography is used to create meaning for the audience, an example of a shot that creates this effect is the focus pull, this creates meaning for the audience because the director isn't letting us see who this character is so it leaves the audience in suspense because we yet haven't been shown the character in clear detail.


Another shot that creates meaning is this establishing shot, this creates meaning for the audience because it shows us the location of were this character is and it also gives us more information because we see a new character which is a girl who is dead on the floor, this creates meaning for the audience because it makes the audience ask questions about who this girl? and did this man kill her? 

Editing:

In the sequence, editing is used to create meaning for the audience, an example of this is the graphic match, this creates meaning for the audience because it gives us extra information in that the protagonist knows who this women is because we see her lying on the floor dead in the sewer then we see her putting a letter through the protagonists locker this means that these two characters are connected, this could make the audience feel confused and also excited because they want to know who this girl is and how did she die.

Another example of editing which creates an effect on the audience is the black screen which says the title of the film which is Brick, the black screen creates meaning for the audience because it gives a sense of danger and death and that these representations of the color black could be a main part of the film, this makes the audience feel threatened and worried because this is fore-shadowing what could potentially be a big part of the film.  

Mise en scene: 

In the sequence mise en scene is used to create meaning for the audience, an example of this is the close up of the note, this creates meaning for the audience because it shows the connection between the boy and the girl in the opening sequence, this creates meaning for the audience because it makes the audience ask questions about how these two characters are connected.
 

In this image we see the protagonist glasses, this creates meaning for the audience because this could symbolize this characters personality, this will create meaning for the audience because It shows us how this character could be treated in the sequence, this could make the audience fell threatened by this character because we don't what what he's like.