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In this extract, it sets off a mid-evil, dark, old time feel with mystery. The director is trying to show that in these scenes, not everyone, is treated well (in the extract) because of where they come from. For example, these men journeyed all the way to a new land and got treated horribly because of where they come from and the rumors that surround the place they are from. The authors vision was executed because, he helped create the feel of mid-evil and darkness through his camera shots, editing, sound, and mise-en-scène.  

        
The extract goes with my opinion by, the camera shots, angles, and editing the director uses produces an enormous impact on the way the audience receives the extract. The first scene in the Game of Thrones extract is of an establishing shot that zooms out so that viewers can see where these characters are going to, these shots are perfect for this particular scene because the zoom out shows the whole city/town they are headed to. As they zoom out you can see certain props that were used. You see the very large wooden boat that was only used in early times, and you see this very large statue of a knight bearing a sword before you enter the city. The director included non-diegetic music halfway into this scene that becomes more intense because they wanted to generate suspense leading into the following scene. The lighting in the first scene uses low lighting but is still vibrant, this is because they are sailing into the darkness, which then becomes the second scene.       

  In the second scene, they use a wide shot of two men waiting in a very large practically unfurnished room. The walls possess a type of architecture that was used within the medieval times. One of the men is displayed walking back and forth in the room with diegetic sound of his feet hitting the marble floor, this shows how this character is anticipating something or waiting for someone. That particular shot helps increase suspense within this scene because at certain points there is no other sound other than his feet hitting the floor. The over-the-shoulder shot shows the two men talking while one of them still paces back and forth, this shows how one of them is calm and the other is angry. The only other sounds that are in this scene are dialogue and diegetic sounds so that the director could further his point with the theme of a “darkness.”      

      In the third scene, a tracking shot follows three men and shows them sitting down synchronized in very large chairs, this helps express the thought that those three men feel more empowered than the other two men in the room. The lighting in the room is very dark as well, the only light that comes in is through the windows. This shows that something is going to happen because of the shift in lighting. As the men start talking with each other, a shot/reverse shot is used the most because the men start talking with each other more aggressively. A shot/reverse shot grants the audience a feeling of continuous action and as if they are there themselves. This shot is additionally used to see the reaction of each character, so that when one asserts something you can witness their reaction. The men start criticizing the other men and deny his entry based on where his from.        

The Game of Thrones Extract gives off the feeling of a mid-evil, dark, old time feel with mystery because all the mise-en-scène that is used are props/costumes that portray medieval and dark times. The camera angles such as establishing shots show this very large city that is surrounded with mystery. The way the extract is edited creates a feeling of darkness and suspese because the shot/reverse shots show a dislike for the men. Lastly, the sounds they use are mainly diegetic sounds of dialogue.