The film starts with non-digetic music which immediately gives off an 80’s jazzy theme, the music that is played is uplifting which attracts the audience, the voice over which is played by a familiar actor named Danny DeVito welcomes the audience in a subtle and welcoming tone introducing the viewers to Los Angeles metaphorically known as ‘Paradise’ also advertising its content and ‘homey’ atmosphere. However this mood changes while the film progresses. Danny mentions how it’s all part of selling an image he also uses an ironic attitude whilst talking about how ‘L.A police forces are the best in the world’.
Moving on, we are shown a close up of a few post cards with one of Los Angeles overlapping the rest; the camera steadily zooms into the post card while we hear a voice over simultaneously. We are then shown recordings of people having fun by the beach, the scenery of L.A, and famous faces of actors and actresses such as Marilyn Monroe; these clips are either shown in black and white film or poorly developed quality to tell the audience the time in which this movie is set. Throughout the clips the voice over goes on but soon changes its style from comforting to devious, this method is successful in getting the attention of the audience as they believe they are getting an insight of ‘trouble in paradise’, as he says.
The clips continue showing us a different side to L.A, issue such as cocaine and prostitution occur and the uplifting music still takes place with the voice over, this degrades the negative mood by using the same tone used for the positive topics at the start.
There is then an establishing low angle shot of a well presented house with several men in suits approaching the front door in the distance and we then hear another digetic sound of the door bell ringing the and cut then to a point of view shot of an officer as the door swings open this makes the audience feel more involved in the situation.
A low mid-shot connotes to show us a bulldog groaning as the police officers state the reason for the characters arrest.
The next few shots are of tabloid head lines which is useful since it shows the audience the aftermath of the actions they just witnessed.
A turning shot first reveals the location from a window then shows us the character to which the voice of the voice-over belongs. We can hear the diagetic sound of the old fashioned type-writer and see the framed magazine covers hung on the background wall, both of which tell the viewers the profession of this character.
The character goes on talking and there is a reverse cut to a close-up plus zooming out motion showing the words he’s saying printed onto the magazine, this happens twice; once for each time he says ‘Hush’. This is rarely used in thriller conventions however it’s a unique and appealing method to draw the audience.
Moving on, we are shown a close up of a few post cards with one of Los Angeles overlapping the rest; the camera steadily zooms into the post card while we hear a voice over simultaneously. We are then shown recordings of people having fun by the beach, the scenery of L.A, and famous faces of actors and actresses such as Marilyn Monroe; these clips are either shown in black and white film or poorly developed quality to tell the audience the time in which this movie is set. Throughout the clips the voice over goes on but soon changes its style from comforting to devious, this method is successful in getting the attention of the audience as they believe they are getting an insight of ‘trouble in paradise’, as he says.
The clips continue showing us a different side to L.A, issue such as cocaine and prostitution occur and the uplifting music still takes place with the voice over, this degrades the negative mood by using the same tone used for the positive topics at the start.
There is then an establishing low angle shot of a well presented house with several men in suits approaching the front door in the distance and we then hear another digetic sound of the door bell ringing the and cut then to a point of view shot of an officer as the door swings open this makes the audience feel more involved in the situation.
A low mid-shot connotes to show us a bulldog groaning as the police officers state the reason for the characters arrest.
The next few shots are of tabloid head lines which is useful since it shows the audience the aftermath of the actions they just witnessed.
A turning shot first reveals the location from a window then shows us the character to which the voice of the voice-over belongs. We can hear the diagetic sound of the old fashioned type-writer and see the framed magazine covers hung on the background wall, both of which tell the viewers the profession of this character.
The character goes on talking and there is a reverse cut to a close-up plus zooming out motion showing the words he’s saying printed onto the magazine, this happens twice; once for each time he says ‘Hush’. This is rarely used in thriller conventions however it’s a unique and appealing method to draw the audience.
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