No country for old men

What this film is about?
This film starts with a man speaking over different photo's that appear on the screen, these pictures are all country side pictures. It then goes into a man getting arrested and put into a police car. After this we see a man kill a police man. We then see the man stop another man in his car asks him to get out and then kills the man that got out of his car. Therefore, showing the audience that this man just keeps on killing people and will not stop until someone stops him. However, a voice is speaking over and tell the audience what is happening. It sounds like it is the man that is killing people telling the audience. However, this film was made in 2007 and has a 8.2 star rating. The Directors are Ethan Coen, Joel Coen, the Writers are Joel Coen (screenplay), Ethan Coen (screenplay) and the stars are Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin. 

Editing:
The first part of the scene is an over voice of a man speaking. In this part there are a lot of straight cuts of different country side pictures, lasting between 5-7 seconds each. Meaning that they are quite slow pace. The reason for this is because then the audience is able to listen to what the man is saying and concentrate, instead of just looking at what is going on within the film making it very effective. Then you see a man getting arrested and put into a police car, once the police car drives off this the distance it makes the audience wonder what is going to happen next, and what has the man done. However, after this you then see a police man getting strangled by the man that had been arrested, this builds up suspense and puts the audience on edge wondering what is going to happen. In this part of the scene there are between 13-14 jump cuts, which all last between 3-5 seconds the reason for this is because it puts the audience on edge and allows the audience to see what is happening and that the man is fighting for his life. Not only this but in this part of the scene there is a jump cuts that lasts a couple more seconds, the reason for this is because it is on the killers face, allowing the audience to see that he is enjoying it and does not feel sorry for what he has just done. Throughout the rest of the film, it is fats and very tense. i believe that they have done this to put the audience on edge and make them wonder what is going to happen next. 

Camera:
The camera has been used very effectively towards the audience. The reason for this is because many different angles have been used, such as the lower angle, high angle, medium shot, extreme close up, close up, long shot, cran, point of view and tracking shot. 

• Lower angle - This is used to make the killer look powerful and strong. This was used when he was killing the police man, as the camera was positioned in this place to make him look strong and in control as he had the power of the other mans life in his hands. 
• High angle - This shot was also used to make the police man look weak and powerless, as he was being strangled to death and there was nothing he could do about it as the other man has he life in his hands. 
• Medium shot - This shot was used throughout this film, the reason for this is because then the audience is about to see what is going on. Not only this, but it is a very effective shot as you are able to use it whenever and get a good meaning from it.
• Extreme close up - This was used when the killer had the handcuffs around the police mans throat. The reason i believed that they used this was to make it more effective to the audience about what was going on. Not just this, but to see how much pain he was in and making the audience wonder whether he would survive or not. 
• Close up - This shot was used throughout the film to give different effects and to show the audience what was going on from a close up view. 
• Long shot - This was used when the police car was driving away with the killer in it to make the audience wonder where they was going and what the man had done to be taken away by the police, building up suspense for the audience. 
• Cran shot - A cran shot was also used when the car was driving away to see that it was driving far into the distant where we could no longer see the car. 
• Point of view - When the man was looking through his gun at the dares, making the audience wonder whether he was going to shot one and also what it was the he wanted to look at and why meaning that more tension was built up. 
• Tracking shot - This shot was used when the man was walking through the field, making the audience wonder when where he is going and whether the killer is going to get him to. 

Throughout this film all of the camera shots were used to build up tension and put the audience on edge. To make them think what is going to happen next and why the killer is doing this. 

Sounds:

There are many different sounds going on throughout this scene. There are many diegetic sounds such as the shots, as the audience are able to see where they are coming from and what source the man was using to make this sound. Another diegetic sound that was used was the sirens on the police car as you could see where they was coming from, these where very effective as they allow the audience to understand what is going on. The water running from the sink was a diegetic sound because the audience could see that it was coming from the tap and that the man was using it when he was washing his hands of the blood. However, the non diegetic sounds were when the man was speaking at the beginning, the music throughout the movie, as this is a sound track and you are not able to see where the sounds are coming from. Therefore, they all have a great affect because they allow the audience to see what is going on but not just this it help to understand and build up tension. Also making everything dramatic. 

Mis en scene:
In this scene the audience are able to understand who is who and what is going on throughout the film. for example they know who the killer is and they will start to understand why he is doing it throughout the film. Not just this, but it allows the audience to see where it takes place and where about these people live, as they are working class people as they are not rich but they do not seem poor. However, it shows us it in a quite very chilled out place and as it takes place within a country side where not many people are about and it is usually very quiet. There were many props that were used such as, the gas gun, the police car and other cars, the hand cuffs, the telephone, the gun, ect. These all make it more effective and exciting for the audience to watch.