the Children of Men begins with the news voice on a blank screen so that it brings attention to the audience. but before this starts, there is no sound when the production company is shown because the audience would be quiet as there is silence. as soon as the story is told, there is a straight cut by suddenly changing the setting to the cafe. the angle is taken from a high angle so that we can see everyone who is in the cafe. its crowded and they are all looking in the same direction. when the angle changes to the tv news, we immediately find out that this is in the year 2027. from the very beginning in the film, there is problems going on.
there is mise-en-scene for the facial expression. when the man leaves the cafe, the camera uses the hand held technique, like as if the camera is also pushing the people to get out of the cafe. the male character is shown attention because he is the only one moving. we see the old empty buses, and we see that 2027 london is dmap, dirty and gloomy.
the camera follows the man and when he stops, the camera moves around the man so that we can see what he is doing and also see the environment he is in. when there is a sudden loud sound of the bomb, the audiences would have many different views to it and we would question the whole situation.when the girl walks out from the smoke, screaming, the audiences would be confused. we are unable to see her face because we can only see her sillouhette.
the director is grabbing the audiences attention as soon as the film begins.
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