Get Out

The opening scene shows the abduction of a fellow man minding his own business which creates the mood of suspense and curiosity as to what makes this scene important and where would this lead the movie into. This is portrayed through the use of mise-en-scène, cinematography, editing, and sound. Mise-en-scène is shown through costuming, makeup, hairstyle, props, and setting. The setting is located is a suburban area where it is night time and empty. The costuming showed the man dressed in a brown coat, blue shirt, and overall a casual attire with a bearded face and neat hair whereas the kidnapper is dressed in all black and a mask covering his face. The props include a phone to which the man tries to look casual and calm along with a gun to which the kidnapper uses to threaten the man with and then choke holds him. Cinematography includes over-the-shoulder shot, long shot, dolly in/out, and a close up shot. The over-the-shoulder shot shows a car heading towards the mans way and then another shot where the man looks at the car stopping next to him. The long shot shows the struggle between the kidnapper and the victim, but the victims looses to a power grip. Then it shows the kidnapper dumping the body into the truck where it is very dark at night and no one is outside. There was a dolly in following the kidnapper to where he is about to dump the body into a truck and a dolly out where the man is walking forward and the camera moves back. Then there was a brief close up shot where it shows the man looking at his surroundings in the midst of the night. The editing shows log duration shots of the man walking and stopping, observing his whereabouts and sound is portrayed by the use of dialogue and silence. The man mumbles to himself about trying not to get abducted and how he tries to be calm about the situation and also the struggle sounds appear evident.