Extract Practice 24

In the extract “24” the authors vision is to convey the theme of justice to the audience. The author helps convey these ideas by showing the audience dramatic scenes full of tension and astonishment. By showing these scenes the audience is forced to wonder what the real reason behind it all.

 

In the first scene of the extract the authors start be conveying his ideas through a strong dialogue between the two main characters. The dialogue in this scene is between the two characters where the male character screams the female shows the tone in the male character voice that suggests that he is angry and upset but the female character remains calm showing that he isn't getting anywhere with the situation being upset. Bringing this much intensity in the first couple seconds gives the audience the idea that the women being integrated has a part to play in something greater. Along with the dialogue in the first scene playing a role in the overall theme of the extract, the lighting plays a part too. In the scene as soon as the male walks into the room the room is dark and remains dark all through the scenes. The low lighting emits the dark feeling that the male character is feeling. It sets the ominous tone for the scene which builds up emotion for the audience. This lighting helps build up dramatic tension for the audience keeping them on their feet wondering what will come next. 

Secondly, in the end and start of the next scene of the extract the author continues to convey his ideas using the Mis en scene of props. In this scene the table used as a prop that the male character threw shows emotions that are similar to what the dialogue does. the dialogue and the props go hand in hand, the physical throwing of the table shows his anger and her not reacting to it is showing the effect of his actions. nothing. The scene shows the male making efforts to try and achieve justice for the actions the female has done but they ultimately get him nowhere. In addition to using props to help convey the authors ideas he uses the effect of zoom in the next scene. When the cameraman zooms in the scene where the male has the female in a chokehold, he is showing the up close the emotions on the character’s face. It shows the aggravation the character is feeling and the nonchalant attitude of the female character. In a way it emphasizes the emotions in the scene. By showing these emotions it shows the audience how serious the author intended on this scene being to help convey his theme and meaning. 

The authors vison or meaning behind this extract is to show that pent up anger will not bring a person any closer to the solution while also trying to convey his theme of justice. The author does this by providing multiple examples of C.A.M and various amounts of  sound and editing effects.