Johnny Guitar Scene
CONTEXT
CINEMATOGRAPHY
AESTHETICS
MIS-EN-SCENE
SOUND
PERFORMANCE
REPRESENTATION
EDITING
Fade
Fades into the scene of Vienna lighting a chanderlier
Vienna
She is wearing a white dress
Represents her purity and possibly her showing that she is surrendering
White is a colour used to surrender, although the black within the dress could link to that spark within her that's still ready to fight to the death
Long shot
of her walking around the chandelier and putting it up
Cut on Action
Vienna turning around because of someone walking in
Pov shot
Vienna looking at Old Tom walking in
Tilted down looking at her from above, shows that her power is dwinderling
Turkey
Covered in blood
Representing someone's career whos been blacklisted
Vienna going to the floor to help Turkey turns into a medium shot
Camera pans
Medium shot follows Tom picking up the gun and walking towards the bar
Tom picks up Turkey's gun, this is important because he uses a gun later on
Medium shot
Vienna's holding Turkey like he's a baby in her arms
Shows that he saw her as a mother figure and looked up to her
Hand held Camera
Used to follow Emma into the saloon, it passes emma and carries onto look closer at Vienna playing the Piano
Makes the audience feel like they are looking from emma's point of view
It's a scene you wouldn't expect from Vienna's character
Vienna playing the piano, its calming even though the audience knows she has a secret, makes the scene more tense
Feminine outfit
Vienna
She hits the Piano hard out of frustration
Shows that she's had enough of the fighting, which the dress represents as well #
tilted up towards the mob
Intimidating
Feels claustrophobic due to the proximity of the different members
Vienna rants at the Mob
She looks directly at the Camera
She's also telling the audience that it needs to stop, although she's actually talking about McCarthyism
Also used for when she realises her fate
Ensures the audience understands that her fate is real and that she can not be saved
Allows them to also see her reaction which is full of sadness
Two shot
Tom stating that its the 'first time i ever felt important'
This contrasts the fact that women are usually used to fill gaps within the film, although this time it was Tom's character that did it
When Vienna's fighting back hand held camera is used
Shows her raw emotions and that her sparks back she isn't going to give up easily
Turkey
They do not show Turkey dieing
This goes in line with them not showing JG +V having sex
The audience at the time would not expect to see things like this
Vienna
The men couldn't hang her because she's a woman and they believe it's wrong, although they could hang Turkey because he's a man
Possible realisation that they are doing the wrong thing, this may have happened to many people within McCarthyism but if you left you would be targeted as well
Echo under the bridge
It amplifies the sense of Emma being psychotic
This contrasts the fact that Mciver's hesitates but Emma doesn't highlighting that the power has gotten to her head
Johnny rolls over the bridge and saves Vienna
Show that she still needs help even though she won't admit it
It's better if communists stick together instead of stabbing each other in the back, it makes them stronger to stick together
Of the mob walking into Vienna's
They all walk in and gather behind Emma
This gives her more power because they outnumber Vienna
However, the Camera is tilted down looking at them, therefore Vienna still has some power over them
Diegetic sound
Vienna is playing the song 'Johnny Guitar' on the Piano
The songs a leitmotif
Men are running around her in all directions looking for her friends, but she's calm and collected trying to prove her innocence
Close up
Turkey's foot coming out from under the table
A bang is used to signify that something has moved and it makes the audience anticipate for it to be something to do with turkey
J cut
This is used to amplify the fact that Turkey has been discovered
It also allows the audience to see Vienna's reaction to Turkey making the noise
Pnas following the mob to pick up the table and pull Turkey out from underneath it
Breaking the fourth wall
Vienna looks directly at the camera while Emma's trying to persuade Turkey to say it was all Vienna's idea
Turkey is in the foreground with his head down, while the mob is surrounding him, puts the audience in his place
Cut's to Turkey looking up at the mob, with the camera tilted down onto him, making him look small
Tom gets his gun taken away but then tries to use Turkey's
Cross cutting
This is to show Tom taking Turkey's gun out from his belt in the kitchen #
During the fight scene with Vienna, the duration of the shots are long, gives the audience time to process what is going on plus it's dialogue heaving
Medium shot of emma staring at the fire with her shadow behind her, symbolic of the devil
Vienna's burning down, all her dreams being crushed like so many due to McCarthyism
Orchestra music is used for when there are high stakes like when Vienna and Turkey are getting hun or when the mob comes into her saloon to find the group