Breaking Bad is an American crime drama television series created and produced by Vince Gilligan. It tells the story of Walter White, a struggling high school chemistry teacher diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer. Together with his former student Jesse Pinkman, White turns to a life of crime, producing and selling crystallised methamphetamine to secure his family's financial future before he dies, while navigation the dangers of the criminal world.
I had to discuss the ways in which the extract constructs meaning through camera shots, angles, movement and composition, editing, sound, and mise-en-scène.
The excerpt begins with an establishing shot of the supermarket Rask building supply, he is filmed from his toes to his head in profile from a relatively low-angle.It is therefore already outstanding how Walter imposes himself in terms of strength. He gives off the impression that he knows what he’s doing, and that no one can stand in his way. Then, he film him from the back (as he is walking) using a long-shot. This acts as an establishing sequence. Then Walter slowly turns around looking in shock, the camera portrays what he´s looking at from his perspective, so the audience can follow what it is that caught his eye. Walter is also portrayed as standing atop the cart, on the point of appear superior. This express that he knows something’s wrong, again, giving him an air of power.
As the other man is coming on and dumps the resting materials in the cart, he is filmed from the cart up and the scene stops sharp into mid-shot edging forward close-up. This is meant to play uptake surprise on his face. The two men are then filmed in the distance with a long-shot. This tell us that things are not all right.
Walter then starts suggesting him on what he should actually buy, when and how. All of this happens while he has a harsh expression. Although his ordinary demeanour, he clearly stated himself with confidence and masculinity, that reflect further on his appearance. Then the other man runs away from him indicating the fact that he overcome him.
Supposing that he has no time to wait because he has just carry out something crucial, Walter leaves the paint cans he was about to pay (filmed it using a close-up on a corner) and starts walking in direction of the exit. At that moment, a ruminative background track is placed to make it look like he is going to face up to someone.
As Walter exits the supermarket and steps into the parking area, the camera is kept in one place while the protagonist walks towards as far as he confront with some men (indicating again a superiority and power bearing) with a tracking movement.
While Walter come near to the men with the van at a calm pace, background sound support let know the audience that the situation is under control ( the symphony is slow). This in particular is seen when the man of the van and Walter look fixedly each other, what I mean by this is that the situation is very tense, however the music does not give sign of a fight.
When Walter says: “stay out of my territory”, he stays in a serious mode while he is filmed from his adversary´s shoulder, been an over-the-shoulder-shot.
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