Morning Dew

-Going Down-

Genre: Thriller/Drama

Introduction

In the film, Going Down by Simon Mark-Brown, the viewer is introduced to two men who meet in an elevator. This elevator, as well as being the main setting for this film, serves as a motif that plays an important role in the development of suspense and an overall claustrophobic feel within the film. As the film goes on; the viewer is introduced to the idea of a murderer who supposedly is in the elevator. This idea is presented through foreshadowing by the protagonist (business man). The director uses a plethora of verbal and visual aspects in order to develop the idea as well as adding emphasis to the importance of that idea. This film employs a variety of quick and repetitive cut shots that grow in speed and distortion along with purposely intended detailed close-ups and backs them up with the use of cued in sound effects and minimalistic dialogue. This is done to build suspense between two characters within a claustrophobic environment as well as portraying a realistic perspective of the effects of fear and anxiety on the protagonist from this suspense.

-Cut Shot/ Close-up Shot (Character Connection and Visual Description of Fear and Anxiety)

Cut Shot:

The cut shot is an important aspect in the context of the development of suspense within a claustrophobic environment. The cut shot is used during this film to pan between the two main characters quickly, giving us a better perspective of the tension between them. For example when we are first introduced to the two main characters in the elevator, the protagonist starts reading the newspaper. He reads an article aloud about a murderer who has said to be disguising as a business man or a repairman. At certain points while he reads, the...

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...desperately pressing the down button also shows the tension between the two characters and the protagonist’s desperation to get out of the elevator.

On the other hand, the close-up shot is used to visually describe the fear and anxiety produced by the bond between characters. Detailed views of certain body language and facial expressions give us a realistic perspective of the experience of the two characters.

When close-ups are associated along with the repetition of cut shots, the viewer is given a balanced out film that puts them in the perspective of the protagonist and the directors frame of mind, as well as linking the two main characters to create a sense of fear and anxiety within that perspective, overall creating a more realistic situation and influencing comprehensive thinking about the films main idea and how text aspects allow that idea to developed.