Will's One Hour Photo Analasyse

One Hour Photo

Camera Angles
1) The first close up shot of a ordinary picture camera really starts off the thriller trend as it is a very intimidating shot. This is mainly because it makes the audience feel that they are not simply looking at a shot of a camera but the camera is staring at them, almost judging them. This lulls you into a false sense of security as when the picture is taken and the camera flashes you cant help but jump
Sound
1) During the opening credits to the film, on every single slide that rolls in there is a very deep and dull thud that makes the audience feel tension building as it is a very ominous and sinister sound
2) During the flashback, every sound seems to have an echo effect. The most attention grabbing of these sounds is the children's laughter which has a very poignant sound against the non-diegetic background music
3) The background music for the flashback seems to not exactly be happy as such, more like music you would see in a video tribute to someone who has recently died. This highlights the fact that it is probably a very distant memory and not something that has only just happened.
Mise En Scene
1) The costume of the main character is perfectly done as it seems to play upon the stereotype many people have linked with sexual predators. The bland and plain glasses coupled with the aged look and slick back hair give off a strangely sinister dorky impression. http://www.danheller.com/Movies/OneHourPhoto/OneHourPhoto-3-big.jpg
2) The setting of the interveiwing room gives a sense of seriousness and almost graveness as everything is white, the walls, the table, everything. This i think is a play on the faceless judgement of the law
3) In contrast to the police interviewing room the flashback of the kids party in the garden seems to almost have enhanced colouring, this may seem so simply because the flashback is immediately after the interaction in the plain white interviewing room
Editing
1) The main credits at the beginning are in the form of slightly old fashioned picture slides with the credits blending in with the serial numbers at the top and bottom of the slides. This brings about a certain mysterious and I think ominous sensation to the viewer.

Main Character
To me, the main character seems to be incredibly sinister and foreboding. The way his costume so obviously plays on the stereotype of sex offenders and paedophiles along with the way that he rarely seems to blink and that when he does blink it is done with such a deliberate action it seems to be an almost concious effort for him to do so all add up to a very sinister image of him. I don't know the full story of the film but i can easily imagine what the convicted photo's are of that the policeman is holding when he enters the room.

Opening Credits
The opening credits to this film are cleverly produced as though the viewer is looking at a slide show of pictures through a slightly old fashioned camera. The way there is a thud for every single followed by a flash and a click makes the tension build within the viewer as they now know what the name of the film represents. I think the reason for this clever piece of editing is so that the audience can be lost in the credits, acknowledging the format they are in but wondering what sinister thing the flashes must be taking pictures of.

Police Room and Flashback Comparison
The police interviewing room scene is a very definite and serious one, everything about the place gives off an air of judgement and facelessness, the idea that the main character has been caught and is now being brought to justice, this almost gives him a sinister threatening air. The flashback however I think almost has a sense of envy in it especially as it blends in after the main characters face suddenly seems to turn slightly bitter, marring the plain stare.