Opening analysis: Five fingers (18)

Camera shot and movement

A crane is used to give an aerial view of the setting and create a sense of place this is a continuous shot that shows iconic features i.e. a cathedral. The camera also tends to regularly either pan track or rotate around different parts of scenery again creating a sense of place

At the beginning there are many shots used to establish the relationship between the two featured characters; for example a high angle shot of a couple running on the deserted beach reinforces there love of being together, also a  long shot of the calm sea reflects the atmosphere around them and the bliss they are currently in.

A series of over –the-shoulder shots are used when the man and woman converse this allows the audience to see the characters from each others perspective.

Mise en scene 

The main colours used are bright blues and greens these colours are mainly associated with scenery which seems to play a key role in the extract. The man and woman are shown to be wearing matching hues of green connoting their relationship with one another. Many neutral browns are used throughout the clip i.e. buildings reinstating the calm equilibrium at the beginning.

The costumes worn by the couple are very similar suggesting again the close connection shared by both of them - jacket and jeans and boots combo are the attire shared between the couple. In another scene the woman wears just a drape showing her to be seductive and romantically associated with the man.

There are a variation of settings used there is plenty of outside scenery such as: beaches, canals and cobbled streets these are all romanticised environments. The setting also changes to the inside of the house in the piano room showing that the same love is visible inside and outside of doors.

Several props are used that are key signifiers for example a chess set is shown, which directly links to the synopsis of the film, also a piano is a key link to the title of the film five fingers.

 There is a light diegetic piano tune playing continuously connoting joyous times and te only time it stops is when a light kiss is heard it is because his hand has been removed again showing his affection for the women.