The first widely used shot in our sequence is the long establishing tracking shot, showing our main character and their whereabouts from a long distance away. This can be seen in this shot from The Good, The Bad and The Ugly. Both shot have a similar purpose. They draw all the focus onto the one character whilst also making them seem alone and perhaps even vulnerable. I tried to develop on this convention by having the shot in a built up city area, which was made to look rough by the dirty buildings and pigeons placed beforehand in the sequence. This in turn was an attempt to make the walk back to her car seem more dangerous.
The shot at the very beginning of our sequence is also very typical, displaying a large grand building. However in contrast to the norm, the building I shot was ugly, with moss and rust throughout it. Usually shots this wide, showcase a grand elegant building to show it's elegance and importance much like this shot from The International. Instead the ugly, worn out mall showcases how rough the area is within the first 5 seconds. The pigeons that followed further emphasised this.
Our dead body was filmed very similarly to other films. The face was shot straight on, so the audience could see his bullet wound and his open eyes, creating a really unsettling vibe. This is much like the shot from The Goodfellas. It allows the audience to truly visualise the gruesomeness of the killing.
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