joker key scene 1

cinematography - establishing shot - dingy room

sets the tone as dark and uninspiring

cinematography - side profile - forcing a smile

the joker persona being crafted - presents him as being very calculated

cinematography - close up / side profile - applying clown make up

establishes a sense of unease

cinematography - hand held camera

a sense of authenticity

cinematography - establishing shot - Gotham city

cold, unwelcoming landscape

cinematography - tracking shot - Arthur chasing thieves, shallow depth of field

70's style

cinematography - high/oblique angle - after attack

like a graphic novel

MES - setting - Gotham

filthy and crime ridden

MES - performance - tear through clown make up

presents him as pathetic

MES - costume - loose fitting clown costume

failing at being a clown - pathetic

MES - setting - stairs in Arthurs apartment

representative of his continuous struggle

MES - setting - high rise buildings

Arthur is overwhelmed by them, he becomes dwarfed, insignificant

MES - performance - dancing

the idea of music being in his soul

MES - prop - spinning sign

reducing him further through his job

MES - costume/prop - flower on jacket

uses it to spurt water - sees himself as pathetic

editing - slow zoom

central character

editing - frequent cuts

Arthurs disorientated world

editing - shot sequentially

emphasises the stages of his transformation

sound - diegetic - local news on the radio

acts as a sound bridge and presents the city as disfuntional

sound - non-diegetic - cello

makes it feel more dramatic

sound - non-diegetic - orchestral score increasing

growing with Arthur's darknes

sound - non-diegetic - full orchestral score at end of scene, overwhelming the cello

Arthur as insignificant