Enemy Of The State (1998) Dir. Tony Scott

• Touchstone Pictures
• Jerry Bruckheimer (Producer) - Big name, could lure people in.
• Tony Scott (Director) - Another big name (Both names are assosiated with action/thrillers)
• Orchestral Soundtrack over previous titles
• Extreme Long Shot of car pulling into car park near lake (Establishing Shot)
• No soundtrack – only diagetic and foley noise
• Title – Location + Time (Shows film is going to be fast paced)
• Mid-Long Shot man in black suit watches
• Mid-long Shot Man in black blows into hand (He’s been waiting)
• Long-Shot The congressman (in the car) gets out and plays with his dog.
• Mid-Shot of suited man (Thomas Reynolds) beckoning – Main antagonist
• Two-shot shows worry on congressman’s face
• Extreme Long Shot shows the two men talking by the lake
• Dialogue reveals congressman is opposing a government surveillance bill
• Back Tracking two shot of the men walking
• Congressman sits while Reynolds stands – shows Reynold is more powerful.
• Shot Reverse Shot of the two men talking
• Reynolds grabs the congressman forcefully – cu of hand grabbing arm
• The orchestral score quietly comes back in - builds tension
• Long shot of two men in black following the congressman
• Close up as one grabs him by the throat
• Mid close up of Reynolds bowing his head
• Extreme close up of man in black planting evidence
• Long shot of car rolling into river, while dog barks
• Film title over panning ELS of Washington DC
• Will Smith and Gene Hackman – very high profile actors
• Jerry Bruckheimer and Tony Scott also big names in film
• Title over surveillance shots and cameras – quick montage editing - sets up the theme of surveillance and promises a fast pace
• Panning Establishing shots of Washington DC part of montage - shows location