Now You See Me

• dark scene but part of mans face and cards are illuminated - draws our attention to the important part - also makes the magician seem mysterious
• He looks right at the camera - engages the audience and makes the scene very intense
• he also has a long fringe which stops just above his eyes - adds to the mystery as it covers a lot of his face
• we have an open shot to give a sense of there being an endless crowd of people watching
• the cards are all too blurry to read properly accept for one card - this means the viewer and the people in the film all see the same card
• it is a point-of-view shot when he performs the trick - this engages the viewer and makes us want to try out the trick
• we then see a shot that pans up to look at the building - makes the building look powerful at the trick feels more amazing and exciting
• the next scene is in a very different location and with different people - this engages us and stops the viewers from getting bored of the same set up - it also gives us a feeling of there being a lot of people in the trade
• we have no introduction to the characters - we just go straight to the script which gives no background
• high speed editing when trying to find out about the woman - makes the viewers feel tense and gripped
• we zoom in on different areas to see different ways he could react
• when the man takes the money from the client it is down very quickly and low down - makes it seem a shifty trade
• in the boat scene the magician has harsh shadows on his eyes so they look black - makes him seem more shifty
• highly saturated colours makes a more trustworthy feel - misleading
• we get very close when he bends the spoon - focus all the viewers attention on the trick - more tense
• very high speed editing to show how quickly the magician takes from the other man
• seamless editing as man run down stairs then the next shot is the women running up different stairs - gives a more satisfying high speed affect - gives a feeling of the craft of magic an tricks being very smooth and easy
• we keep being reminded of the timer - makes the whole thing stay feeling tense
• a few quick shots of the piranhas above her to keep reminding her of what she is up against
• we are tricked into feeling the woman will make it before the piranhas are dropped on her but she just doesn't make it - gives a false sense of relief
• lots of folly sound affects - adds to the tension of the scene
• lots of scene that are filmed inside the tank - makes the viewer more engaged as the viewer feel the are also trapped in the tank