Collateral OTS full textual
analysis
Location/setting
Crowded airport, Taxi rank.
This is typical of the genre as
they are just ordinary places
where we can relate to. Tom
Cruises character has just
arrived on a business trip.
Jaime Fox’s character is a taxi
driver and shows his place in
society.
Props
Brief case, Flight ticket, Taxi,
Picture of an island, Crossword,
Glasses, Cloth and spray. The
briefcase adds to the action as
you don’t know what’s inside and
because of his dress it could be
anything. The crossword shows
that Jamie Fox’s character is quite
intelligent and the picture shows
us that he doesn’t want to be in
his taxi and would rather be
somewhere else.
Lighting/colour
Yellow taxi, Lighting in airport is
daytime. The lighting at the
airport is bright so it makes Tom
Cruise stand out but at the same
time doesn’t give away why he is
there as it is daytime. The colour
of the taxi tells us that it is in a big
city in America like LA or New
York
Mise-en-scene
Costume
Tom Cruise – Grey suit, dark glasses,
sharp well-made suit, Jamie Fox –
Casual, hoddie and jeans not taking
pride in his work. Tom Cruises
character is important business man,
the sharp well-made suit shows he is
good at what he does takes pride in
his job. The grey is an emotionless
colour and the dark glasses are a hint
at his hidden identity. Jamie Fox’s
character is not as important as he’s
wearing casual clothes doesn’t take
much pride in his job. The colours of
his clothes are quite dull shows he’s
not happy in his job
Camera Shots
Long shot – in busy airport Tom
cruise walking towards camera
and then same shot but with
Jason Statham. Shows that Tom
Cruise is important because he
is the only person in focus and
he is one of the two main
characters. Close- up – Tom
Cruises face. The close up shows
his hidden identity as even
though we see his face he’s
wearing glasses so we don’t
fully see him. Medium close-up
+ 2 shot – of the two men
bumping into each other. The 2
shot shows us that the two men
even though only bumped into
each other, it was on purpose as
the space between them is very
little and they have a
convocation with each other
Camera Movements
Camera Shots,
Angles and
Movements
. Mid shot – of the
briefcase on the floor
with its surroundings
then of him picking up
the briefcase. The shot
of the briefcase shows
us the importance of
them swapping the
briefcases and it also
shows us that they
know each other.
Tilt – Of protagonist from him
doing a crossword up to his
face focusing down at the
page. Pan – to set the scene of
where the character is .
Camera Angles
Low angle – When he gets into the
taxi and the bag is placed right in
front of the camera. High angle –
When he is sitting in taxi ready to go
Diegetic – talking, tools, T.V,
clicking of lights on and off,
Man on phone, Car starting,
Footsteps, Buzzer, Rustling
through papers, Briefcase
falling loud sound to
emphasise its importance a
long with the shot of it.
Sound
Non-Diegetic –
Background music –
starts when Tom Cruise
and Jason Statham swap
bags to emphasise its
importance, Fast pace,
Low pitch, Medium
volume, Steady beat,
Silence from diegetic
sound then the pitch
starts to increase.