Director: Quentin Tarentino
Year:1992
Link To Title Sequence: http://www.artofthetitle.com/media/film/1992/reservoir_dogs_480p.html?keepThis=true&TB_iframe=true&height=414&width=874
Camerawork
Just before the titles come on, there is a medium camera shot of the whole group in the cafe, which then goes into a panning shot of the 8 of them walking across the screen. Then the 8 of them are used in close up shots which shows each of them walking towards the camera while the camera backs away showing there real name. It then cuts to them all walking towards two cars at the bottom of the road. It then cuts to a black screen after the film crews names are shown, it cuts back to Tim Roth layed in the back of the car, which is a medium/ close up shot.
Editing
There is a few cuts to black through out the title sequence, It starts off in the cafe as they start to get up, it cuts to black, Then the film is edited very smoothly when it shows a close up of an actor, when they have put there foot down it is edited to the next actor and so on, then cuts to them walking to the two cars, then cuts to black once again, shows the film crews names. once again cuts to the film after you hear Tim roth screaming, it makes you wonder what has happened then it cuts to him laid in the back of the car bleeding.
Sound
The first sounds you can hear are the chairs scrapping on the floor as the characters get up from the table, There is a non diegetic sound which is the radio presenter Steven Wright playing K Billy, which is added to the scene to link the two up. As they start walking down the street a song called Little Green Bag comes on by George Baker Selection in carries on throughout the scene till you can hear Tim Roth screaming, you can hear him say "Oh God" then "I'm gunna die" which Harvey Keitel replies "hold on buddy boy", Tim then says "I'm gunna die" again, Harvey says "Hey" which Roth finally says "I'm sorry."
Mise-en-scene
They start the scene off in a cafe as the group are getting up from the table. There are 6 of them in suits and the other 2 are either in tracksuits or in a shirt and trousers. They walk down a street past a car and down the street, it then cuts to a wide shot of the street they are looking down. You can see two cars parked at the side of the pavement they are walking towards and one at the opposite side, while a few cars go past, it then rolls on the title of the movie 'Reservoir Dogs'. It shows the film crews names and then cuts to Tim Roth covered in blood, it looks as if he has been shot and Harvey Keitel is driving the injured man away from whatever has happened, while Tim Roth apologises for something he has done, maybe it is something to do with what has got him shot.
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