Momento: Analysis:

Mise en scene:

The mise en scene used in the short clip of Momento which was most noticeable was the costumes used because the killer was equipped with a gun, camera and glasses and he was in a suit but he was a bit scruffy so the impression he gave on the audience was he had been in the desert searching for days and that he hadn't washed this was not only shown through what he was wearing but also his unshaven stubble and out of control hair. The audience are then left with questions to ask for example what was he doing in the middle of nowhere and tired? However through the costume he was wearing the audience can relate him to stereotypes and he fitted the stereotype of a busy man, who had a lot of power and authority for example he could be in the world of espionage.

Editing:

Editing has a massive effect in films and in this short clip of Momento it had a huge impact because the editors used an editing technique which meant the audience watched the film from back to front which meant instead of him shooting him at the end he shot him at the beginning, this was very effective which left the audience wondering about a lot of questions. One editing technique which I found very impressive was the photo from the polaroid camera and the photo slowly disappeared. Another editing technique which showed the audience, the victim of the characters shooting which was an eye line match which was when the man in the suit looked at the gun and then looked at him and then looked back at him when he was dead where he had shot him, this was unnoticeable at first this is why it was so effective.

Sound:

Sound is used throughout the clip of Momento it is used to add tension and to set the mood of the scene. For example the soundtrack is very slow and hyperbolic and through the use of violins the audience could relate it to death which set the mood of the scene and let the audience foreshadow what was going to happen

.Hyperbolic sound is used when the man in the suit flaps the polaroid photograph and the noise of him flapping it is very loud this is used so the audience focus on the polaroid photograph because what was happening was important and significant to the story. Through using hyperbolic sounds it makes the audience have an easier understanding of what happening in the scene.

Titles:

Titles were used throughout the scene and the way the titles were formatted, helped set the mood of the scene for the audience. The titles were a cold blue, centred, slow, faded in and out, in capitals and they were in time with the music which made them very effective. Through using all these effects they made the clip feel very exaggerated and they reflected the content and mood of the scene.