Thriller 2: Casino Royale

Camera

The iconic gun barrael sequence uses a long shot to allow the audience to relate to what is happening as they have seen it in previous Bond films. The generic hybrid of thriller and action is established when the main protagonist points the gun at the camera and shoots. This is again reinforced throughout the extract by the shooting hearts on the screen. The director has used CGI throughout, to reinforce that the film is a contemporary classic. Playing cards, guns, and fighting is used in the sequence to show the audience what they will expect from the narrative.


Editing

The gun barrarel sequence begins in black and white but when the protagonist shoots the screen bursts into colour- red- this has been done to allow the audience to become introduced to the action that will appear throughout. The director has used this to show that Bond is not just simply black and white as a character, he is feisty and this has been reinforced by the splash of red on the screen which also connotes meanings of danger, violence and blood.


Sound

There is one song called “You Know My Name” that is used in the extract. The music is quite loud and boisterous this has been created intentionally to show that the action/thriller film will appeal to a particular group of people. This is reinforced by the guns and gambling that appears in the text.


Mise en Scene

Bond wears the iconic black and white suit throughout the extract the black connotes meanings that he will be in a very dark situation throughout the narrative which is reinforced and clearly emphasised by all the gun shots that occur in the sequence.