Wallander

Wallander

Mise en scene, Editing, Camera work and Sound are used in Wallander to pose questions to the audience and make them want to continue watching.

The girls are both dressed in black which suggests rebellion, it could also be shown through the colour of the girl's hair and her painted nails. One of them is wearing a razor blade necklace which could symbolise violence. Their costume implies that they are defiant and could come from a troubled background. 

When the girls are sitting in the car waiting to be driven to the station low key lighting is used to make them look evil and dangerous. The knife links them to crime and shows they are violent. The location shows isolation, uncertainty is shown as the taxis are usually associated with cities and not with desolate places therefore showing something is not right.
The man's ID badge presents his innocence and how brutal and ruthless the girls as it suggests the man is an ordinary man with an ordinary job.

In terms of camera work, a tracking shot is used as the camera follows the girls the main characters are instantly introduced to the audience suggesting they are important .The extreme close up of the man laying in the guy is badly injured and that the girls are involved. The close up of the knife could also show they are violent and could suggest they come from trouble violent backgrounds. The location is determined through the establishing shot which shows the scene is being shot in a field, the place is isolated and desolate. 

For editing, shot reverse shot is used when it cuts back and forth between the girls walking away and the man lying in his car. It connotes the two are connected and that they have no way of escaping from what they have done. The majority of the opening sequence is very slow paced this can be seen through the use of long takes of the girls walking away. It builds up the tension of what they have just done. The brutality of their crime is also exaggerated and forces them to empathise. 

An eyeline match is used when the man looks at the girls in the car, this could also show innocence as they are only young and they have committed a terrible crime, therefore implying he feels sympathy.


In terms of sound, as the girls walk away from the car they continuously breathe deeply and heavily which could imply nerves or could suggest exhaustion from ruthlessly stabbing the man. A sharp noise can be heard when the girl drops the knife making the audience feel uncomfortable and suggest she wants to get rid of the weapon and get away from the crime. 
Ambient sounds are played throughout the start of scene which establishes the location which is somewhere in the country side. 
As the girls walk away from the car, background music plays which feels out of place as it normal music that is played everyday, however due to the situation it should be sad music which fits and reflects the scene. 

The audience is made to believe that the girls are desperate, so desperate that they are willing to kill for it. However the reason is never addressed urging viewers to continue watching. The opening sequence has allowed the audience to find out there are two females, 16 and 18 and that they stabbed the man for money. The sorts of questions that are posed include: Who are the girls? Why did she confess? How are they connected to the man?