Sound
During the first few scenes of the film Red Dragon we hear orchestral music;
this could show the upper class in which the main character Hannibal Lecter is
based in, although this is the diegetic music in the scene it is still a key
element to show the time and area in which the film is based.
The ambient sound builds up tension throughout the
scene as it is contrapuntal, this can make the viewer feel quite uneasy.
Mise-en-scene
From the way the characters are dressed in the first
scene we can automatically tell that they are wealthy people also because
during the time the film was set not many poor people could get into orchestra
shows.
The house in which they have their meal also shows
their social status, this is also shown by the lighting as it has quite a
golden tone to indicate wealth.
Cinematography
They get an established shot of hanibal to show the
kind of person he is, the camera zooms into him very slowly to add tension. The
same effect is given by the tracking shots towards him, it almost gives him
power.
Editing
There are fast cuts throughout the starting scene to
make the scene flow fast as it fits in with the music better.
The fast tempo puts more of a focus on the musicians to
keep the idea of hanibal being subtle within the crowd as he does not want to be seen.
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