These are a few of the main aspects that can be considered signs in this clip. Where the denotations of the scene would be 'There is a gun' 'The camera is shot at a low angle' or 'The text fades in slowly'. The connotations change the effects on the audience before we even know what is going to happen. In the first few seconds the car pulling up to the building could potentially be just a man arriving at work but the carefully chosen semiotics completely change this assumption and the audience can guess what the story is about before it's even revealed. I will go onto explain the denotative level to some of the signs in the clip...
Low Angle: Creates daunting atmosphere with tilted lines and pillars from the buildings. This is carried on with the first shot of the man leaving the car and also as he rides the elevator.
Chiaroscuro: Creates a certain uneasiness about the scene and a mystery is created the hooks the audience.
Droning Music: Creates immediate tension and puts the audience in suspense of what is about to come.
Text: The slow fade in effect for the text 'Prague Czech Republic' that sets the location for the scene supports the suspense as it is slowly revealed keeping the audience waiting.
Props: The gun for example puts an immediate element of danger into the scene.
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