20200516-Setting the Scene_Exercise 1: Martin Scorsese Critique

  •  What does this scene tell you about the main character?
    • Great film. When you watch this clip over and over again. a few things come to mind.
      • Top dog
      • man about town
      • wealth
      • corruption
      • knows everyone he needs to know
      • someone you’d like to know
      • mystery
      • power
  • How does it do this? List the ‘clues’.
    • has a way with people
    • gives the nod to people ie “do know who I am” look
    • pays people off
    • doesn’t queue like the normal people
    • gets a front seating area through the power of who he is
    • people around him give him a sense of respect
    • doesn’t give anything away to who he really is
    • scene-setting and music of the era helped set the scene

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