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Analysis of a scene from Romeo and Juliet

The task of this eassy it is to do a reading of a 5-7 minutes extract of a film. This eassy is going to be focused on the film Romeo and Juliet. This essay is going to concentrate on why various types of camera shots and sound are used and for what effect. I will briefly discuss the type of mise-en-scene used like lighting, costumes and props used. The scene that this essay is focused on is the scene where Mercutio gets killed.

The scene starts off with an argument between Mercutio and Tybalt. Romeo enters the scene with a very fast panning shot tracking him. This is done to turn the audiences attention away from the argument and to make Romeo seem like a saviour. All the capulets faces are shown with close...

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