cinematography - tattoo scene

during the phone call with teddy…

half of lennys face is in light and the other half is in darkness

what could this represent?

his duplicitous/morally grey nature

what shot is used when lenny reveals his tattoos?

a mid shot

this places us at a distance, preventing us from…

fully seeing the tattoos and maintaining sense of confusion

the shots which show his tattoo are…

repeated static shots

whilst this shot shows us the tattoos, it is…

not in great detail which keeps the truth hidden

what does one of the tattoos read?

‘the camera doesn’t lie’

what is notable about this tattoo?

the fact that it is deliberately hidden lower down his body, showing how this is not information we have access to yet

not only does this manipulate us into sharing and trusting his pov, but it…

also fits with the irony of postmodernism

what shot closes the scene?

a close up of lenny loading a gun

this acts as a…

retrospective establishing shot as it sets up something we already know has happened