children of men opening

The opening to this scene shows a group of people staring into the sky, you can not tell what they are looking at until a man walks in, this would mean he is more important in this scene as he is the focus of attention. As he is a lot bolder and stands out more he is noticed straight away. The camera shots which are shown in the opening are medium shots of this group of people focusing on the TV. The Camera follows the character in and out, he glances towards to TV in the café and the Camera is aimed towards it, this could suggest this story on the news is part of the film as it has some significance if they were to show it. When the man leaves the café the camera follows him from behind until he puts him coffee on a stand and spikes it with alcohol, this could suggest that he is an alcoholic. The mise-en-scene in this shows that the lighting is very dark suggesting that this is a very run down around in the centre of London. Also the characters appearance represent him as quite mysterious as he has a very long coat which covers most of himself. At the end of this opening an explosion happens, which is un-explained, a woman comes walking out injured and looking around in despair. The shots used when this camera is turn 180 degree round focus more on the background than the man, this is why we were more surprised when we saw the explosion and the woman walking out near to death. The sound used in this film are diegetic and non-diegetic, for example the explosion at the end causes a bang, this would be diegetic sound. A non-diegetic sound would be the music in the background setting the setting which is around the area.