Year: 1995
Director: David Fincher
Representation:
crime/criminal
Mise-en-scene:
photos, pens, papers, book, drawing, newspaper clippings, needle. brown/black colour on white/beige
Use of camera:
all close-ups of objects and/or hand using them. montage
Sound:
distorted scream, heavy beat maybe heartbeat, could both be diagetic or non-diagetic just to set the tone
Film: Memento
Year: 2000
Director: Christopher Nolan
Representation:
Gender - men only (conventional), one of which kills another (also typical)
Ethnicity - all white
Disability - memory loss, though the character is quite confident (no obvious lower status); the use of a character not remembering his past is also conventional for a thriller
Mise-en-scene:
Camera, photos and tatoos provide a gritty feel to the main character. Teddy's clothe, hairstyle and attitude have the air of a typical con/untrustworthy kinda guy. Black and white lighting during scene in random motel room clearly shows its a different timeline
Use of camera:
Veery long close-up of photo at the start (long shots usually used to reveal something or for intense scenes, here it introduces the whole backwards structure of the film)
Also close-ups of gun, bullets, blood, cuts
Sound:
Voice-over which informs us of what the man is thinking
non-diagetic sound is a kind of sad/hopeless music at the start (maybe to reflect on his situation) and threatening during murder build-up.
Restricted narration
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