Camerawork/Editing- Close up shots when people are speaking to give the audience perspective from the characters point of view. Over the shoulder shots used to give the audience a good view of what's happening so they can take it all in. Cameras placed in a certain position and follow movement of someone, this is used to show the audience that someone is watching that person. Transition when women is in the car in the lake, to when she wakes up in hospital, to show the audience how she is feeling and what she is seeing, so they can relate towards it. During the major fighting scene in the shed, when the man is being strangled, the cameras blur, and show disorientation, this is to give the audience an insight into what the character is seeing and what the character is feeling. Most of the camerawork included in the film isnt handheld, as seen in many other big films, the use is minimal. The cameras are mainly on rigs such as cranes, or mounted, to allow the user to keep the camera moving, but at the same time, keeping the camera stable to ensure that the audience can get an understand of what is going on. The use of mid shots are very frequent throughout the film, mainly to focus on the characters when they are performing and ineteracting with eachother, this is so we see what both characters are doing, their facial expressions, and how they are reacting to evens around them. There is use of editing when flashbacks are being shown during the film, these are usually shown with sepia or a black and white filter over them, in this film, there is flashbacks to the evens in the South America, in which they have a grain filter on them, to show they took place in the past, and not lately.
Costumes- Military costumes used to show the army and who works for them, also shows authority within. Suits are worn to show the professionalism.
Representation-
Tom/Ron is shown and represented as extremely different during different scenes in the movie, to begin with during the start of the film, hes shown as a caring, innocent, loving husband to claire, who are infact, extremely happy together, once hes been arrested he is still shown as innocent, and caring, the way he acts creates a feeling of warmth and love between the couple. However, once Claire find out that he is responsible for many murders, we see a completely different side to him, hes shown differently, he then hurts Claire, ties her up, and prepares to infact kill her, we see a huge change, from the loving caring husband, to this violent tough man, we see these changes mainly through posture, facial expression, and through tone of voice.
Claire is shown as an extremely intelligant, powerful, smart, indedpendent woman, always dressed appropriately and accoringly. We see this through her tone of voice, the way she acts, and we see her dress sence during opening scenes of the movie with her boss. However, just like Tom, we see a change to her representation as the film goes on, like when she and her boss have the car crash, we see her weak, needy, with no make up on, lying in a hospital bed, in casual clothing. A very different Claire to the one the audience were introduced to during the start of the movie.
Charlie, is shown as a very different character compared to the other two, his appearance isn't the best by no means, his house follows this, a very untidy place, which matches how he looks. Charlie is recovering from being an alcholic, this shows that he isnt the perfect person in which the audience would expect him to be, hes an off the wall, take a chance kind of person, hes generous, he helps Claire fight against the threat of army officials and the government.
Lighting- Bright at the start, the lighting tends to get darker when something important is about to happen, this is a sort of indication to the audience.
Sound- Fast, up beat music is used when building up to a scene of fighting or action, helps to build up suspense and tension before hand. Slower music used when a scene is more frightful or upsetting, to give the audience an insight and to let them feel what the characters are feeling. During the big fight scene in the shed, we hear the loud gunshot, once the gun is fired the sound goes silent, this is to emphasize whats happened, and to give the audience time to take in ones just happened, and the severity of it.
Titles:
The name 'High Crimes' is implying that both the establishments and the sevrity linked with the crimes are extremely serious, and of horrific manner, this is due to the inclusion of the army and also the government, the name stands for two things. The titling of the film is very simple and straight forward, 'High Crimes' is written in a white font, on a simple plain black baground. The manner of this is very formal, and rather sophisticated, this maybe could be to show the audience, and give them an insight into the mood of courtrooms and locations with a serious meaning, during the film. The titles fade out and in, at a slow pace, and they appear during scenes of the disfunctioing villages.
Narrative- The husband and wife move to the country to find their ideal lifestyle, however on a shopping trip in san francisco, the husband is captured by the FBI and charged with the murder of 9 peasants in a remote village during 1088. His wife is shocked to discover, that her husbands real name is Ronald, not in fact Tom, who was a covert military operate serving in the United States marine corps, and has been on the run for the last fourteen years. Tom denies the murders but admits he was present at the scene.
Genre/Target Audience- The main target audience for this film would be adults from around the age of 25-40's, mainly because this is more of a mystery action thriller, younger people would enjoy it, but its not as action packed as some of the films in which younger people would rather watch and enjoy. However the film does have the inclusion of extreme violence, and sexual content, this is a pointer as to why the film is a thriller aimed at rather mature, older audiences, rather than the younger generation. The film however, is only labeled as a 12 for viewing, this could be due to the fact that children these days are introduced to more severe and horrific films at an earlier age, this film doesnt have too much violence, however there is a lot of implied violence, bad language isnt really included much either, so the reason its been branded as a 12 is understandable.
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