This shot in the scene shows the interrogation of the man in the brown suit which shows the contrast between the antagonists and the victim, the antagonists are all similar if not identical in costume as they all wear the same black outfit and have the same bald heads almost as if they are members of a gang, the audience knows they are the antagonists from the moment they see these people.
The window in the background contrasts with the mood of the scene as there is a picture perfect view out the window. The lighting also contrasts with the mood as it is ordinarily bright for an interrogation it doesn't follow the codes and conventions. Even though the antagonists are out to harm the victim he still kneels down to the victim in this wide angled shot which shows he isn't the boss or he isn't the most powerful, it tells the audience there is a more powerful person coming, they instantly know its going to be a classic spy movie where the hero comes along to save the victim.
This shot shows the four antagonists they all look out of place, on the left the guy looks huge and muscly in a tiny chair, he appears to be waiting for something, he looks calm but uncomfortable at the same time. In the back the guy in the middle doesn't look like he even notices the interrogation he is sitting there reading a newspaper it confuses the audience as the don't know why the antagonists aren't being harsh and forceful.
The peaceful environment is then interrupted by the knock on the door, the interrogating guys facial expressions show the audience that something isn't right even though all the signs pointed towards someone else arriving. This tells the audience that something isn't right and they know there will be a conflict soon.
The previously calm antagonists now seem to be on edge and are looking uncomfortable and less nice, even though there is the peaceful background to contrast the mood.
The door is opened and the characters spring into action when the obvious protagonist shoots the guy who opened the door, the other three antagonists begin to show the violence that we have been waiting for but still something doesn't seem right as the conflict is over within 10 seconds that doesn't seem like the sort of action the audience has been waiting for.
The camera pans to the door again and this time the protagonist has to answer it he doesn't expect this, we know because he is standing with a drink and his disturbed facial expressions tell us he is caught off guard.
The protagonist is brought to a halt as he is walking towards the door and we don't know why, the camera tracks to the side of the protagonist, as a female hand comes from off screen and grabs the drink from the antagonist. This is shows binary opposition as the previous male power holder of the scene is now unable to do anything or dead but the woman is now the most powerful.
This is further enforced through the male character splitting in half to reveal the female character in smart black work attire, standing the exact same way that the male was previously stood. The clothes that she is wearing tells the audience she is professional and this her job.
The camera pans down to focus on the females prosthetic legs to show the complete opposite to the conventions, as the leading powerful character so far in the movie is a female with prosthetic legs it almost tries to degrade the male protagonist.
We don't really know who is the antagonist or protagonist in this scene as the power has changed multiple times within 2 minutes, the woman begins to cover the dead bodies with white sheets almost to show respect which we know from the sheets being whit, she even covers both halves of the man she killed, this enforces her professionalism, but also shows the audience she still has a female side to her.
We are going to try to use this in our final product through the use of colours in costumes and props. This will help us to get the audiences mind working and have less predictability of the final outcome.
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