Example Clip - Hustle

Make notes on the sequence:

• background music in the first scene to create the mood
• shot reverse shot - not talking to her though
• close up on the ring then pans to her face
• pans up to her to show she’s in control of the scene
• over the shoulder - props of cigar
• music creeps in
• both take a drink at the same time
• upbeat music
• point of action on bag
• close up of her freaking out
• shot reverse shot again
• sudden music stop
• looks at the camera and talks - direct mode of address
• close up  of man
• man, acting like a posh commoner
• upbeat music of men having a drink
• over the shoulder shot reverse shot
• mid-shot of them talking
• man walks up to the camera then looks and talks to it - direct mode of address
• switches to her talking to him on the phone
• shop owner is a greedy man (shocked at the £5000 offer)
• woman is all suited and so is the shop owner to show it's a posh shop
• picks a black dress - she's a sneaky dark person
• blonde wig - ditzy to lose her ring. powerful husband overpowers her
• woman is using sexuality and physical self to get what she wants, man in the other shot is using his intelligence to get the man on his side to hustle him
• woman in a clothes shop, man in a pub - stereotyped
• poorer woman helps give the richer woman impact that she's rich - binary oppositions
• camera angle of the shop assistant is looking down on the poorer woman
• transactions to show that the narratives are all happening at the same time and intercutting
• pan up to the blonde man who scams him - shows he's powerful, low angle
• shop assistant seems bored and rude
• second scene you're looking at the men talk through the fog - noisy
• close up on the man working on the alarm
• men moved to a more comfortable spot and laughing chatting with loud music
• shop keeper represented to be camp
• man with the bomb, shows he's powerful
• end scene, woman gets a phone call saying she'll have to 'occupy' him for a few more hours. she's still being used within the group
• no music when the men are in the bar because what he's saying is more important
• assistant at the beginning, the camera angles where on his level
• when hustler man comes into the shop the camera angle goes more on his level
• when the men are talking, it’s a two shot
• rich lady has pronounced English which shows she has money
• she’s playing the role within the program, knowing that she’s picking a role that is stereotyped
• connoted, woman shopping in the day
• but when she loses her husband’s ring she freaks out showing he’s in charge
• ‘late for my hairdressers appointment’ typical dialogue

(first time of taking notes)