Phone Booth
The first seconds of this thriller show the credits in a simple white square font. I think the text is straight and square like a phone box is and almost as if the wires from a phone have made up the lettering. The camera is zooming in through clouds and reaches a shot of stars in the sky where the camera then follows a satellite. This relates to the signals and phones used in the next part of the film. The music playing wile this visual is on the screen is a jolly soulful tune, that sings about ‘operators’ this relates to the subject of the film. It then shows the world from an outer space prospective and zooms in again narrowing the show down to countries, areas and eventually down to one man standing on his phone in New York City.
It shows a Chinese middle aged man on his phone which I think is a typical reference to the film’s title ‘Phone Booth’ it then shows a busy city from high angles again zooming in to smaller areas. I think the way the mese on scene has been used is showing how big the signals are and how many phones are used in the world which is also shown through many other ways in the opening sequence. The music is still in the background, with city noises over the top such as taxi’s and people talking. The camera then zooms in to show a group of young males who is creating the music on the street. I think this shows city life and introduces the setting well. This is continued when various shots are shows of money exchanging, street dance and culture in the city. In all of these shots there are various people on their phones in the fore ground and background, I think this anchors into the viewer what the whole film is based upon.
A deep man’s voice then overrides these shots introducing facts about how many people are in the city, how many have phones, how often they are used ect. I think this is a dramatic technique used to shock the reader in the high numbers of these things that would expectably be lower. The shots of all ages, genders and types of people continue to show life in the city and eventually get faster and closer together. Small squares then begin appearing on the screen of people on their phones, they build and build until they fill the screen when the conversation become louder and more muffled, this again emphasises the vast amount of people using mobile phones and pay phones.
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| Stu Shepard |
The phone booth is then introduced where further facts are told about it, this sets the viewer up for where they think the events to happen and tell them about it before this happens. Immediately after the main character of Stu Shepard is introduced, I think this is to show that they will meet during the film and this is where the main action will begin. He is wearing a smart suit, with a contrasting colour shirt. I think this shows his confident personality. He is also wearing sun glasses and has a neatly shaven beard. I think by looking at his appearance you can tell he is a business man as is shown because the first time we see him he is on his mobile phone. He seems arrogant and rude and ready for business as in a short space of time he speaks to around 6 of his clients on the phone and calls most of the ‘his favourites’. His assistant is a lot younger and seems to be learning along the way with him, he is also smartly dressed in a dark suit and is ordered around by Stu. The camera follows them in a fast paced way, as if it is trying to keep up with their busy lifestyle where eventually the separate and Stu goes into the Phone Booth and makes his first call. This then sets up the viewer by introducing the setting and main character in the first couple of minutes.
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| Stu and his assistant |
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The main character in the phone booth |
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