Character and Representation of Age
In the opening, the girls (the protagonist) face is never revealed to the audience. This creates an enigma code as the audience may question who she is and her importance in the film.
The first shot that the audience see of the girl is a mid-long shot of her walking in an urban environment. At this stage it is difficult to decide on what gender she is as she does not wear stereotypical feminine clothes. They appear more masculine. She is also wearing a hoodie with the hood up which hides her identity, but also creates connotations of gangs and crime to the audience. The colour of the clothing is dark which connotes a serious mood/personality. It also makes it hard to distinguish features on her body, as she seems almost silhouetted -this adds to the enigma code-
As her back is facing the camera, the audience can never see her true identity, therefore creating suspense. Also as the camera tracks the girl, the audience may feel engaged in the film as they are in the position of an onlooker.
A later shot of the girl denotes her in a meeting amoungst what seems like more mature/older people. This highlights her youth and may make the audience think that she is less knowledgeable than the other characters due to that difference.
Her identity is still not shown in this shot though as only her nose and mouth are displayed in a side profile angle. However, a shallow depth of field has been used to focus the audiences attention on the girl. If a deep depth of field was to be used it would be possible that the audience would not be able to see the girl due to the lack of herself being shown on the camera.
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