Question 2 part 1

Camerawork

At around 3 minutes into the extract there is an extreme close up on half of Trinity's face as the police officer slowly advances from behind her. This creates a feeling of tension as we can see the danger of the police officer approaching the protagonist and we can see the initially worried look on her face. However, the moment she looks up into the camera we can see that she has formulated a plan as in most films and TV shows, when a character looks up, specifically at the camera, it usually means that they have figured something out.

One other interesting camera shot is used at the point where Trinity jumps over the huge gap between two buildings. The camera pans across the gap, creating a sense of vertigo as we can see the huge fall that Trinity will suffer if she does not make the jump. This also creates suspense and jeopardy in the scene because we know that the heroic protagonist will die if she falls. 

Mise-en-scene

The costumes that the agents wear clearly portray them as the villainous antagonists. their clean cut, sharp suits and sunglasses make them stand out against the grimy, almost pitch black city that they are in. We naturally distrust anything that does not look right, which means that we are clearly meant to dislike the agents as they look so unnatural. The sunglasses also mean that we cannot see their faces fully, which means that we cannot read their emotions. This is another way in which the agents look unnatural and out of place.

The dirty and dark city that the events take place in instantly establishes the twisted, dystopian environment of the film. Every window and every building has fallen into disrepair and the walls are covered in filth and look extremely dirty. Even the wires from the lights in the main building are hanging down from the ceiling, suggesting that the building has not been used in some time. All of this creates a slightly unnerving setting and so we want the protagonist to get out there as soon as possible because it looks like such a horrible place.