Detailed analysis of 'Collateral'

By watching the first bit of Collateral it creates tension by the use of sound used, the way the shots are taken, the mise en scene and the dress sense. Firstly, during the clip of Collateral there is no speaking sound, there is only background sound which tenses up the whole situation as we have no idea of what is going on, only the fact that there are alot of people at the background. Secondly the shots, there is an establishing shot of the airport, the camera shows everyone in the airport but the audience seem to know who the main character is as there is a main focus on one particular person. This again creates suspense as we do not know what is going on with him or what is going to happen. The mise en scene, in the airport, this makes the audience tensed as airports are really big places and alot could happen there. When we see the other man coming the background people are blurred out and the camera only focuses on the two main characters now. At this point we could tell something is going to happen but we do not know what. When the suitcases get swapped it creates a large amount of suspense as we do not know if this has happened on purpose or by mistake, we also start asking what is in the suitcases and what really has happened or what is this going to lead to. After the suitcase swap there is digetic sound, the men talk. This does not go on for long, and the facial expressions make the audience curious if the swapping was on purpose or not.