Sacrifice - Caroline

•  The mise en scene in this film is very represenative of the two boy's and their story. they are fed up of crime and having no money and are planning a new life in Wales. The mise en scene in the first sequence is very dark, they are both dressed in hoodies and jeans which connotes a cheaper kind of clothing, and hoodies have connotations of crime and violence. the bridge they walk underneath is dirty, and there are tall gates behind them that shows an urban, inner-city, built up area.

 The low angle shot of the boys as they come around the corner again the location as being dirty and run-down but also shows them trying to rise above their situation.

•  The parralel cutting between the boys when they are inside the building and the security guard creates suspense as the audience can see both situations and them starting to meet. As an audience we feel sympathy for the two boys who wanted a new life, and so suspense is caused here too as we are scared that they will get caught.

• The non-diegetic soundtrack builds suspense as it forebodes that something is going to happen. It also creates pace further into the sequence.
• The represenatation of the boys in this sequence is very interesting also. In the media generally the youth get a fairly negative represenation, but this sequence shows the wrong that this generation are seen to be doing, but instead of just showing the negative actions, it shows the reasons behind them, and represents the boys in a different light. It doesnt just depict the crime, but the drive behind it and in this way it challenges stereotypes of young people and the working class.