Hanna - Alicia

Camerawork
• The first shot is a pan across an icy wasteland from the POV of a deer. The centre of the frame is the only part which is in focus as it is portraying the view from the animal’s eyes. This fish-eye lens effect shows the distortion of looking through a deer’s eyes.
• The first shot we see of the central character ‘Hanna’ is of her kneeling in the snow between a variety of winter trees. The camera then pans across the tree setting to give the spectator a wider understanding of the scenario i.e. cold wasteland- survival.
• Another POV shot but this time it is from Hanna’s point of view. The hand held camera gives the effect that the shot is seen from Hanna’s eyes and as it follows the deer’s movement indicates that she may be spying on it.
Mise en scene
• The white snow and sky demonstrates a cold climate that the characters are facing.
• Hanna’s costume is white and grey also to blend and camouflage her in with the wintery forest to represent her ‘spying’ skills which is a large theme throughout the film. In one of the shots the central character is hiding between two trees which is a prime example of why the choice of costume.
• The simplicity of the setting creates an eerie feeling for the spectator as the over-powering white exteroir seems too perfect and untouched which would give the impression something bad or chilling was about to occur.
Editing
• After the first shot we see of Hanna, the camera pans past a few trees when we then see Hanna gone where two shots have been edited together to give the effect that she has disappeared.
• Match on action is used when the central character goes to shoot an arrow, there is then a close up shot of the arrow as it is let go, then finally another shot of the arrow striking through the deer’s body.
• Another technique used is ‘eye line match’ when the central character glares onto something beyond the camera, the camera then shows a shot of the deer in which the character was looking at.
• Cross cutting is used also as the two scenes of the deer running and the character chasing merge together when the deer finally falls to the floor. The pace of these cuts get quicker and quicker until they meet.
Sound

• The only sound heard at the beginning of the sequence is the trickling of a nearby frozen lake adopted by swans. This is diegetic sound therefore it can be heard by the swans and other character’s which may be within hearing range of that lake.
• The entire sequence doesn’t use non-diegetic sound as is purely Foley or natural diegetic sound. For example, the heavy breathing of the main character running may have been turned up when editing but still from the original footage, however the wailing of the deer when shot may have been added by Foley artists.