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8/8/2019 Media Analysis Salt
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The trailer begins with a close-up shot of a character
we are not familiar with. We immediately recognise
her as Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie but we dont
know her significance in the film. However there is asense that Angelina may be one of the key characters
in the film as she is in focus and there are 2 black
males in the background out of focus.We hear a males voice
saying we got a walk-in,the defector. We arent
shown who says this
symbolising his character
isnt important.
The music is slow whichmay indicate to us the
nothing exciting is going to
happen but we should
listen to what is being s
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There is close-up of an unmasked
man lasting for no more than a
second.
We also assume that this man is a
significant character as he is in focus
but Angelina isnt.
There is then a shot of a neuro-scan of a persons brain. This shot
siginifies that we are in a quite hi-
tech area which is probably
controlled by the government
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A white man then calls on Angelinas
character. He says Evelyn and then
Evelyn who we now is Angelinascharacter walks and puts something
on a table. The shot is too quick too
figure out what it is but the fact that
we are shown this item signifies it is
of some importance.
As she is sitting down the music
starts to become quieter. This may
indicate to us that some important
dialogue is about to proceed.
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This shot is important because the smug look
on Evelyns face tells us that she is
comfortable being in this room alone with this
man. She may have been in this situation
many times before so she knows how to
handle it.
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This shot is to indicate to us that the people in the
other room are listening to their conversation.
The lighting in the room is dark and drab givingthe scene a metallic and hi-tech look emphasizing
the fact that the place is very important and
probably run by the government.
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A lot of clips are used as Orlov
is telling his story. These clips
relate to different part of his
story. The shots of the city
As the man is talking about anagent called K12 there are
clips of somebody killing
attacking two men with a knife
in their shoe. We may assume
that this is the agent the man is
talking about
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Evelyn has had enough and heads to the door but the man reveals
the real name of the agent which happens to be Evelyn Salt; the
name of Evelyn. The fact that the shot has Evelyn out of focus
shows us that at this point Evelyn is not the one we should be
focusing on as the man has something very important to say. Also
the fact that when she walks off Orlov doesnt turn to look at her
gives makes him look like hes in control and that he has no fear of
her doing anything behind his back so the smugness is now with
him.
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In these two shots we see the smug look on Evelyns
face disintegrate into this scared but not showing it
face as Orlov tells her she is a Russian spy. We know
that she hasnt faced information like this before
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This is our first title
screen.
Mettalic writing in serif font on
a black background. The name
of the production company.
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These shots show Evelyn fleeing the
scene. The shot of the security cameras
tells us that she is fleeing a very well
guarded area and it will be very hard for
her to escape unnoticed and this backed
up by the black man saying where is
she going?
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There are quick cuts. These cuts are used to speed up
the tempo and tell us that something exciting Is going to
happen.
This shot reminds us that she
is still being watched and that
escape will not be easy. The
high angle shot makes her
look vulnerable and weak.
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The sense of Evelyns vulnerability and
weakness is soon covered by the sense
of strength and courage as this low
angle shot of her holding a fire
extinguisher with a tube and
something in the tube is used.
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A fast paced Montage of Evelyn trying to escape from thepeople she once worked with is used. The music has now
been introduced and it is very fast paced to match the
clips.
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Another Titles Screen
saying Who is
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Title screen saying Salt?.
This is connected to the last title screen which now
forms the question Who is Salt?
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ACTION.
The music has nowbecome very fast and
the clips are very fast.
This portrays the
excitement in the film
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Last title screen- Name of the film.
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Overview
1min 56 secs
6 title screens and around 96 separate shots
2 pieces of music used
4 pieces of diegetic sound