Shot 1
The close up on James' face when he first spots the dancing girl is from the girl's point of view. This shows us that the girl has instantly caught the attention of James and when he advances towards the camera turning it into extreme close up we are shown that James wants to meet the girl.
By placing the camera at James' eye level and at the girl's point of view, the facial expressions emphasise the reaction of James towards the girl. We can see his head turn rapidly and stare at the girl with a lot of interest. When Bond advances towards the camera, the shot is now an extreme close up which clearly emphasises the facial expression of Bond. This positions the viewer to also take an interest of the relationship created between the two and the viewer wants to see if it develops into more. This exposes the generic romanticism in Bond films but also suggests that there will be a significant emphasis on romance in this film.
This creates the romantic sub-genre of the film and helps us to understand the emotions that Bond is feeling. We can see by the expressions on his face that he is interested in the girl and the viewer is made to empathise for Bond because he is in a difficult situation, whether to continue with his job or to go and impress the girl
Shot 2
We are shown a long shot of Bond falling with a back drop of of the dark night sky and sand falling after him. The long shot is used to establish the strange situation that Bond is in and also because it is showing a sequence of landscapes that Bond is falling in. The long shot shows us this particular backdrop of a night sky with sand falling.
The sand falling creates the idea that Bond's world is being turned upside down and the gravity is making the sand fall with Bond. The viewer is immediately made to consider what has caused this falling. We are made to wonder if this is a dream or it is actually happening. Has Bond been pushed down a hole or has his world mentally turned upside down with the introduction of this girl.
The long shot and the falling sand makes the viewer empathise for Bond because he is going through troubles and neither he or the viewer knows what is causing him to fall.
Some great stuff here: I like your analysis of the meaning of the sand. Can you add some screen shots to link to your response? Check the Excellence level questions and think about how these shots are similar or different to other in the film and other Bond films. And choose one more technique to discuss.
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