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Sherlock Holmes Analyses Opening sequence 

Camera work

To begin with we can see that there is some sort of pan shot across the floor, this is already making us wonder where the film will be set and why is it set here at this specific locations, we then move on to see a long shot of carriages being pulled by horses, the long shot here is used to emphasise the era that the movie is set in, which is olden times in England, the use of a long shot implies that it is a richer part of London because there are buildings there and horse pulling carriages, after this we then see a track shot towards the carriage, the track shot is telling us that the carriage has something significant to do with what is about to happen however we don't know yet. Then we have a close up of a shot gun, the close up is used to prevent us from seeing who exactly is in the carriage. However we don't know the motive for having a shot gun, whether it is going to be used to hurt someone. We then see close ups of horses running past the cameras, the close ups are used to create confusion towards the audience which is what the director wants to achieve through the camera work. 

Use of a tracking shot, following the carriages.

Editing 

Editing is used in the Sherlock Holmes clip to confuse the audience, so that they don't fully know what is going on in the movie at this point in time, an example of this would be when the men are in the carriage, and it cuts to a shot of one holding a shot gun, then to the other male character holding a pistol, the editing is showing that the men could be dangerous, however no other clues are given to why they maybe dangerous, we then see match on action, this is when the carriages are chasing after a man, we can see him running away and then it will cut back to the carriage again, this happens a few times, to emphasise how close the man is to getting caught, this is already putting the audience on edge, and therefore drawing them into the movie making them want to watch it. 

Use of the cross cutting.

Sound

In the opening sequence of Sherlock we hear the soundtrack to begins with, non-diegetic sound, so the actors and actresses can't hear it, the sound track has a medevil feel to it, so this can be telling us that the film is set in old England. Also the soundtrack is the only sound you hear during the opening sequence, however as the chase scene pics up momentum we notice that the pace of the soundtrack is getting faster, this puts the audience on edge and makes them want to continue watching the movie. Also there is a sting, which is on the character who is being chased by the carriages every time he is shown on screen, the stings sounds slightly more higher pitched than the music, the sting could be used to emphasise that the character is of high importance, however we don't know it yet.

Mis-En-Scene

In the clip we see that it is set in old England, from the props of the horse and carriages   they are specifically chosen because you wouldn't see a car chase scene in early England, as they weren't invented then. The costumes chosen suggest that the men in the carriage have money as they appear to be in well dressed suits, suggesting that they may have authority over other people. There is also use of low key lighting, this is done purposely to make the scene more intense because if it was in the middle of the day it would not create as many questions in the audiences mind, such as, "Why are they chasing that man" and "Who is that man". The low key lighting helps keep the scene a mystery from the audience there for making them want to carry on watching the movie to find out who the men are.

Use of low key lighting to keep the characters identity from the audience.