The Godfather opening scene.
Cime/thriller genre
Codes and Conventions
Audio codes, the opening scene is full of mainly speech. The characters also have italian accents. there is imited background noise and speech directed towards an unknown character which turns out (3.08) to be the mafia don.there is a silence when the don is thinking about the proposal to add suspense.
technical codes, in the opening scene there are several camera shots , the first camera shot used is the over shoulder shot which is used to shows the character is talking to a unknown character , shown as a dark shadow . Also another camera shot used is the close up of the don which shows in great detail who he is and is useful as it is the main character in the godfather. the lighting is very dark to add to the crime thriller genre effect.
symbolic codes in the opening scene of the godfather the clothing is formal dress to show the characters are gangsters and show the severity of the situation. also the props are limited with a dog being used as a typical accessories for a gangsters.
Editing
in this clip there is a variety of editing and adapting.firstly the director has used different camera angles so has cut each shot.Secondally they have edited the lighting by using filler, key and back lighting to add the darker effect int he opening scene of the godfather.
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