Boogie Nights

Boogie Nights Analysis:

The sequence starts with Dirk Diggler, Todd and Reed in the car outside the drug dealers house, this is an establishing shot because we see the car and the house behind it. The audience realise that Todd (the friend with the gun) has a moustache, whereas the others don't. This makes us know that he is different to the others and moustaches are associated with criminals. When the door opens to the house, the audience notice that the is a bar door, it reminds us of a prison. Also, the director uses a close p of the door as it is slowly closing, meaning they are trapped.

When the 3 men enter the house music starts to play and firecrackers start going off. the firecrackers represent gunshots because the loud and sharp explosions happen in the flow of the music. This is making the characters feel uncomfortable and on edge because it sounds like a gunshot but they don't know if it is the firecracker or an actual gun getting shot at them. This can also make the audience on edge because it is linking our experience to the characters experience. However, there are no cues or slues to what will happen so this will increase tension.

The Drug Dealer is in his underwear in the sequence with a young boy walking round in his underwear setting of firecrackers. This makes the audience know that he is a vile person. The audience notice that when the firecrackers go off, the Drug dealer doesn't seem phased by it, so it is normal for him. Furthermore, we realise that the Drug dealer is the main character because he is always centred in the middle of the frame. However, the audience can hear all the sounds are loud but they are all at the same volume so it becomes overwhelming.