Most of the scene sees the terrorist characters in shadow, hiding most of their faces, the camera is also kept low, and this gives the pair a sense of mystery to the audience and adds suspicion. This contrasts with the couple in the house, they are bathed in light and we see the whole of them with two shots mainly. The director has used cut-away shots to help show the normality of the morning for the couple in the kitchen, for example shots of the toaster and coffee, Normal items used on an everyday basis.
Sound is also used well in this clip; the use of atmospheric, non digetic sounds makes us believe that, even though the shots make the morning seem normal, there is the sense of tension in the air.
The radio cuts out the atmospheric sound half way through, playing ‘Crazy about you’ suggesting that the couple are very much in love. In the Terrorists car however, there is quiet atmospheric sound throughout. This shows the difference between the two sets of characters.
When the couple leave the house, their journey is shown in slow motion, this suggests something sinister or unexpected will happen. Then their use of quick cuts and sped up time keeps the pace of the scene moving, this keeps the audience involved.
Throughout, the terrorists are dressed in all black which works well with the shadows and the black car to add to the suspicion and mystery surrounding the characters. This is also contrasting with the couple who are dressed in light clothing and drive a normal family style car, this is helping to add to the sense of normality for the characters, despite their careers.
In conclusion, the director has used light, sound and mise-en-scene creatively to aid our judgements on the characters and to lead us into the story while keeping the pace up to keep the audience drawn in.
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