Casino Royale Mise-en-scene

Casino royale Mise-en-scene

The opening scene starts with a wide shot of a building and a car driving towards it, the lighting is black and white (low-key) which shows that the scene is in the past and is showing past events before the movie. In the first two minutes of the scene no soundtrack is used which creates suspense as all that can be heard is the footsteps of Dryden, this could foreshadow that Dryden is walking to his death. Most of the setting is dark showing no emotion adding a cold feel to the scene and also creating tension as the audience wants to know what is happening.

Once Bond is introduced in the scene it shows him in the corner dressed all in black, this can show that he is professional with black being a traditional spy colour and symbolises that bond is ready to kill. Bonds facial expressions show him to be quite a cold character as he is showing no expression however this could also show that he is determined. Lighting is also used to give Bond a darker sinister tone in the scene by having one side of his face lit and having the other side dark, this could also suggest that there is many sides to Bonds personality. When Bond uses his gun to kill Dryden it shows the power of Bonds character to the audience the gun also shows them that he is in control.

The scene has elements of a thriller action movie showing blood and violence but also having two characters speaking in low husky voices to add tension. The tempo also changes when the fighting begins which shows there  is a lot of action happening. camera shots are mainly close ups to show the characters emotions during the fighting scene.