Shawshank Redemption starts with black screen titles, there is old music played which take you back in time, this sets the scene for the film. there is an establishing shot of a house, it is a long shot the audience cant clearly see what is happening, this makes the audience ask questions and want to know what is going on in the house. there is then a reverse zoom as you see a man sitting in a car watching the house, this then makes the audience question he is, what he's doing there and whether he is a good or bad character as he seems to be acting suspiciously. the audience is then shown a close up of a gun, this makes them focus on this and shows the audience that the gun has importance, this makes it more gripping as the audience is not clear what is happening and there are more questions that the audience wants answered. there is a long take of the man in the car, this further builds tension and suspense a to what will happen. As the film starts the audience is not sure about this character and whether he is good or bad, this builds tension in the film as already you don't know who you can trust. there is then a jump cut and you see the same man standing in court answer questions. there are more long takes and this intrigues the audience and makes them want to keep watching to find answers to whats happening.
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