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City of God: opening scene - Coggle Diagram
City of God: opening scene
Cinematography
Close-up of knife - KT of violence
quick-shots of a feast
close-up of Lil'ze giving orders - shows his dominance and authority
close-up of chicken - represents escape
cross-cuts between the chicken and Lil'ze
mid-shot of Rocket taking photos of the demise of Lil'ze
close-up of the pool of blood - foreshadows violence that will happen
Whip-pan around Rocket's head - him internally panicking as he thinks he is in danger
Shot-reverse-shot of Lil'ze and Rocket - increases the tension of the scene
long-shot of people - there are many gangs
2x 180 pans to show how Rocket has gotten in the middle - shot from Rocket's POV
Lil'ze is center frame to show is dominance within the gang
Mise-en-scene
Rocket takes the photos of Lil'ze to help his photography
Rocket represents escape and aspiration - he wants to escape the City of God and become a photographer
Lil'ze constantly asks Rocket for his name - shows his significance to him
Setting it in the favelas educates the audience about life in the favelas
we are introduced to Lil'ze and Rocket
festival taking place - provides an understanding of different cultures
use of the colour red represents the violence that takes place
Lil'ze's psychotic laugh mirrors back to the motel
Lil'ze shooting the gun shows his authority and how he shows it through violence
guns are a key prop - all the runts have one
the police are introduced
Sound
non-digetic sound - foley sound
up-beat music that doesn't fit the scene (counter-point sound
the music manipulates the spectator to enjoy the violence - be one with the culture
the music stops when it cuts to Rocket - to show it's a different character
exaggerated score tells us that time has slowed down
foley sound of the guns
clock ticking - taking us back in time
Edit
Changes between fast and slow paced - to show it's a new character
Very-quick cuts of them preparing food - emphasizes how busy things can get in Brazil - allows the audience to feel what it would be like to live there
We move with the runts instead of watching them - we feel apart of their gang
Temporal editing - slows down when Rocket sees Lil'ze - show the tension between the two characters
It's non-linear but follows the story chronologically
The titles are like chapters in a book - they mark significant events