'Delicatessen' (1991) is a French, black comedy movie, directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Marc Caro. It tells the story of a a landlord, the butcher, who murders his guests and sells their meat to the market.
The opening sequence uses a wide shot with a pan movement to establish the location.
The usage of this specific shot creates a smooth camera movement and allows the audience to analyse the eerie scenery of abandoned buildings. The Director further reinforces a mysterious atmosphere with diegetic sound and low-key lighting. The low-key lighting introduces tones of ochres/yellows to create a dusty, apocalyptic feel. The diegetic soundtrack...
The opening sequence uses a wide shot with a pan movement to establish the location.
The usage of this specific shot creates a smooth camera movement and allows the audience to analyse the eerie scenery of abandoned buildings. The Director further reinforces a mysterious atmosphere with diegetic sound and low-key lighting. The low-key lighting introduces tones of ochres/yellows to create a dusty, apocalyptic feel. The diegetic soundtrack...
The scene transitions with a fade to a buildings- focusing the audience on this building suggests this is where the action will occur. Multiple subtle fade in are used to move closer to the door.
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Notes-
bell ring as door open
camera at a low level
knife being sharpened sound
fade in as transitions
kitchen location
man sharpening his knife
condition of knife- musty, dirty looking
character's costume- chef/butcher costume- apron is dirty, bloody
contrast to knife that is clean, shiny silver
bad connotations
camera-pan movement
looks up to introduce character- serious expression
camera moves past him to wall with hole
sound becomes/turns into echo of sounds
soundtrack is introduced again
dark lighting then becomes clearer that they're inside the tunnel
dark lighting then becomes clearer that they're inside the tunnel
slow paced montage of tubes, tunnels, etc.
interesting composition
slightly low angled extreme closeup shot of a new character
facial expression, eyes wandering, sweating, etc- shows distress
diegetic sounds of knife sharpening to show he is paying attention to what the other character is doing
diegetic sounds of knife sharpening to show he is paying attention to what the other character is doing
cut to closeup of lower body part of other man sharpening his knife
cut back to extreme closeup of man taping his arm with paper? action yet unclear
mid-shot of character's clothing- armour- protective
extreme closeup on distressed face
diegetic sound of car honking calls the attention
closeup of man's side profile looking out a window- newspaper covering windows
cut back to man whose doing the actions stops when honks
cut to wide shot of outside
yellowish fog becomes more, unable to see the view- only lights of car are clear
closeup on stressed character- takes deep breath and places a paper bag on head
another interesting composition- high angle shot of looking down on stairs as man walks down
closeup of butcher stroking his knife and puts it down
back to outside men step out of the truck, action of picking up trash suggest their collecting garbage, their job.
closeup on garbage can opening reveals the character's intentions of escaping
cuts to butcher who appears to not notice, relaxed, smoking
low angled wide shot shows collector about to take the can away, butcher throws cigarette that burns him- makes a shriek in pain
cuts to extreme closeup of man inside the bin- his eyes wandering
bell rings- informing the audience that he is back inside
stops moving- tension
POV shot of him looking out- scared of reflection
interesting composition- high angle, wide of chef holding knife and laughing
cut to low angled shot of man screaming
showing the superiority and inferiority

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