Is a remake of manhunter Directed by Michael Mann (1986)
scene 1: Opera House
scene 2: Dinner
scene 3: Special agent Graham
scene 4: Actual title scrapbook
Film music comes in quite early on - instrumental- gives the sinister edge to it.
Title screen one word red - connotation of evil,blood,bad rest of words are white- connotation of pure and good - emphasis being evil is overriding good in this film- highlights the genre- horror.
establishing shot on the orchestra - audience pov of stage - location is real opera house which highlights class. zoom in crane shot on Hannibal Lecture to show he is a major character. close up on Hopkins (juxta positioned so we notice him+ we recognise him first as he's the only famous actor) to show facial expression of annoyance towards the flute player. The audience are upper class we know this as the suits and dresses there wearing. zoom in on tilt of head (connotation being one of a predator before they eat)
Scene 2: dinner party is upper class we know this from the candles and lights in an affluent street. The interior is very upper class i.e- wallpaper, sterling silver cutlery, fine china. all the traits of a brittish victorian upper class house. Pouring wed wine (conntatation of religion) circling his guests (Predator like) old guy refers to the group as prey (connotation of Hannibal being predator) central position from a low angle shot (to show dominance) 'if i tell you, you wouldn't even try it' (euphamism) over the shoulder shot of hannibal smiling when there eating the humans. Lecture wearing white shirt (purity so i agent graham in next scene)
Scene 3: over shoulder shot -special agent Graham (FBI) knows who he is but writer put it in script to introduce him in to the viewer. helping agent Graham with murder cases. vocab for Lecture is intelligent. 'How i'd like to get you on my couch (euphamism too kill him, very subtle) close u on agent graham to show he's thinking on to something, starting to expect Hannibal is guilty party. Lecture is like a father figure to Agent Graham. Books in background to show intelligence. Horizontal tracking when looking at shelf. When looking in book (Shot reverse shot/zoom, music climaxes) comes across sweetbread (zooms in on realisation), Agent Graham realises then Lecture is bad guy draws gun, turns around Lecture stabs him.
Title screen: Anthony Hopkins is first name on there as he is the most famous actor in film (writing fades in and out #editing) again writing red and white connatations of blood, evil then pure and good. Music is quite dark orchestral with symbols crashing #incidental) Tracking on all newspaper reports (newspaper reports/scrapbooks inform audience on what has happened since) picture of lecture facing audience almost as if he is staring back at audience. zooms in on grandmas teeth to suggest cannabalism runs in the family. Light goes over the book to try and indicate the time of day. Location is in a basement (connotation of a secret area know one knows about) extreme close ups of newspaper cuttings. Pans and Tilts. fan scrapbook to try and mirror Hannibal. Picture of man turning into Red Dragon Revelations 12:3 - hence the name of the book Red Dragon.
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