After the explosion of the Old Bailey. The scene is mainly shot at this angle. Here, a close up of a man's face is projected onto a large, dominating screen. Although the rest of the room is dark, the audience is aware that there is five other men present in the room. Throughout the scene this man is directing and giving orders to the men, although he asks several questions it is clear that he holds the most control due to his replies and reactions. By just analysing this shot, it is very clear who has the most control over the scene and situation. The projected close up of the man's face is the dominating object in this scene due to its size. (Usually, an audience will emotionally connection with the character in the close up). This projection takes up nearly the whole width of the screen. At a glance, it is not clear that there are five men sitting, looking and obeying this man. This portrays the five men's irrelevance and insignificance in comparison to the larger, projected man on the screen.
We are then shown this shot. This is a point of view shot from the projected man on screen. The camera angle used is a high angle shot, this portrays further the two men's lack of importance and the projected man's power and control. We understand that these men are the 'underdogs' as the angle portrays their low hierarchy, as we also known that it is a point of view shot, it portrays the man looking down on the two men, as if looking down on their response to the conversation as unimportant.
Here, the audience can see all five of the men through another low angle, point of view shot. None of the men's facial expressions can be seen clearly in comparison to the previous close up of the projected man's face. This again, highlights the mens insignificance and backs up my previous point.
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