‘Heat’ Key Scene 2 – Bank score Camera Angles + Techniques Long shot in the office of Vincent’s crew as they discover that Neil’s crew is about to rob a bank. Close-up of one of Neil’s crew. Music is very tense when they are coming out of the bank to show how something is going to happen and all hell is about to break loose. Close-up of Vincent’s crew in the car. Shows how this is very important to them. Set in the city centre to add to the chaos. Close up of Neil as he goes to shoot out of the front window. Noise of the guns firing. Neil wears sunglasses. Music - noise of the police and ambulance sirens. Close-up of Vincent as he goes to shoot one of Neil’s crew as he knows he has to get this shot on target otherwise he runs the risk of getting the little girl. Vincent shows no expression when he goes to shoot the guy. Michael Marciano is a coward as he uses the girl to try and save himself. Key Scene 2 • • • • •
Cuts rapidly between the two groups to show confusion As they come out of the bank, the music builds up to show tension Then the music fades as the diegetic noise of the machine gun overpowers the music Lighting - natural light to show daylight and you see more people as it is daytime (families etc.). It shows that the guys are prepared to work day and night Setting - busy city centre where everyone is rushing around. High-rise buildings in the background. Contrasts with key scene 1 as in the first key scene it is very remote. - At the office it is very busy - Set at a bank to show that they are high-tariff criminals and so when it goes wrong it is a disaster
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Michael puts the sunglasses on when he comes out of the bank to show that he is cool as he thinks the job is done. Vincent isn’t wearing sunglasses and his hair is falling down as he chases Neil. This is to show facial expressions and how they are exposed. Sirens used after the guns to show that there is more going on than we can see Jump shot when they go from one character to another.
Key Scene 2 – Paragraph activity Show how the director uses aspects of mise-en-scene to add to the tension and chaos to the scene.