POSSIBLE FILM CLIP #2. In Bruges 'Aye Aye'

It could be said that In Bruges is praised mainly on story and stellar performances from it's two leads. Whilst this is true, it is also an unusually aesthetically pleasing film, namely the scene in question which makes excellent use of shadow and a dull blue colour palette, signifying a darkly comical moment within a tense crime story. The clip is unavailable for embedding however the link is below:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpVHSA5DWEI

The way this scene cuts to the reactions of the two characters in the room is, in my opinion, perfect. Most of the time Ralph Fiennes is speaking, it is focused on him, however the audience responds to the scene perfectly due to the masterful way that as soon as you expect a character to react to the brash English attitude, it cuts to them. In terms of framing and indeed the colour palette, it sets an incredibly uneasy tone which is faithful to the themes displayed in the film, in this case, revenge, loyalty and personalities ground down by circumstance. Below is a single frame from the clip, demonstrating the cold, harsh colour which could be an interesting challenge to achieve through lighting and colour correction:

The way that Ralph Fiennes character is singled out from his surroundings achieves a sense of alienation; the idea of being thrown into a different culture and the way his particular character reacts to this is unusual, bold and ultimately very funny. Like I said before, this scene creates a very cold atmosphere through the muted blue colour correction, which would be the main focus of the project should this clip be chosen.

Unlike the first clip I have chosen, this may appear to be subdued in terms of actual post production, but it is ultimately what you do not see upon a first viewing which is most effective, which is why I believe this clip would be a very interesting and more subtle challenge to replicate.