Sherlock Holmes clip homework:

In the clip from the TV series Sherlock Holmes there are a lot of effects used for various reasons which add to the short clip.

The camera is used in many ways to add to the scene like for example one of the ways the camera can show expressions well is by a lot of close ups on the actors faces this can really show and add to the expressions that on the actors faces, for example if Sherlock is worried they may do a close up to really emphasise his worry. Also the close up puts us in the shoes of the character so it would make us worried was well. Also the camera crew can use racking focus to draw attention off one thing and add the attention to something else, like in this short clip they use racking focus to take the focus off of the bad guy and onto Sherlock. An editing effect used in the Sherlock clip was fast cuts between shots at the start of the clip in the recap part which builds suspense for the viewers. Also another way they create suspense in the clip is hiding the camera from view so all you see is a blank screen or a half screen showing partial parts of what is happening so the viewers don't know what is going on.

Music is a very powerful tool in getting across a point or setting the mood in a scene. In the short clip the music starts to build up and get louder as time passes as well as it getting faster as time goes o, these are both diagetic sounds. Another diagetic sound in the clip is when there is the sound of a heart beating in the background this gives the scene a feeling of suspense and build up, causing us to think something scary or frightening is going to happen. In the the video the bad guy is quite loud and erotic with his speaking, this causes us to think he is creepy and frightening adding to the overall frightening feel to the scene. After this massive build up and suspense there is a massive shift in mood with the phone call, the song used for the ring tone is also called staying alive which could point to the fact that the name could be symbolic that Sherlock will be speared and will not die, also the song is an upbeat song adding to the fact that there was a massive build up of suspense and a tense situation which is Brocken with the phone call.

The mise-en-scene in the scene is very important creating the whole tone and setting for what is happening at that point in the show. The establishing shot at the start of the scene establishes the fact that they are meeting at a pool which is contrasting to what is happening at that moment in the scene because Sherlock is being held at gunpoint and yet they are at a pool which should be a place of enjoyment and fun, this is irony which causes the scene to be interesting. Also the colours in the room are dark, dull and grey adding a sketchy feel to the place where they meeting also causing us to think that what is happening is also quite sketchy, the fact that the room is dark and dull also adds to the overall suspense of the scene. The props used in the scene are quite hardcore and serious (Bombs, guns, laser sights) this can create and add fear to the viewers and to the overall scene. The fact that there is lights turned on behind Sherlock in this scene and not the bad guy or antagonist also shows irony, pointing to the fact that Sherlock is on the light side being the good guy and the antagonists being on the dark side being a bad guy. Something else interesting about what the bad guy where's is that the suit he is wearing is expensive looking and Sherlock is in something less expensive and fancy which could be showing us a contrast between the bad guy and Sherlock that the bad guy didn't like/ want to get his hands dirty where as Sherlock would be more comfortable to do so. Also the fact that the bad guy is wearing an expensive suit could be pointing to the fact that he may be very or quite powerful in his line of work/ business. Also the bad guy shows quite a few psychopathic tenderise like randomly shouting causing us to realise and think he is a psychopathic maniac or something along those lines.