Scene 1: Garden/BBQ scenes (East & West Germany)
4.58 – 8.20 and 34.00 – 37.20
Technical codes – particularly mise-en-scene
-colour is desaturated - gloomy in the East compared to in the West (at BBQ the colours are much more vibrant and bold)
-in the West they dress more modern, slightly more formal at the BBQ.
-recognisable brands - eg: Nescafe
-East includes popular music from the 80s, upbeat compared to in the West where it is more down toned and ominous
-camera circles around them speaking in the garden - creates feeling of being surrounded by enemies / sense of surveillance
Representation of East & West Germany / Family / Gender
-everyone is together socialising in the East, loud music, where as in the West the music is much quieter, still quite ominous despite being at a BBQ where you would expect the mood to be more relaxed. People are also in smaller groups.
-men speaking for women - brother says to his sister is having an 'identity crisis' and she replies 'am i?'. dad wants her to sing classical music but she prefers soul music.
-women portrayed as caring/maternal - wife stells stamm he has to stay and eat something
-male dominance - has to confirm this with husband first
-all the women there are there because of the presence of a man - annette is only introduced martins girlfriend, woman in the office is there to work for the general
Scene 2: Martin/Moritz first sees the West German supermarket
14.30 – 20.25
Make notes under the following headings:
Technical codes – particularly mise-en-scene
-aunt gives him new clothes - vibrant colours, more modern - big brands- shows a more luxury lifestyle compared to in the west
-supermarket - products all freshly stocked, bright packaging - mimics look of popart
-speakers/record player behind tobias creates sense of nostalgia for the audience as they might have had these growing up
-police in west walking around eating ice cream - laid back, sense of freedom, dont react when stamm runs past
Audio codes – particularly music
-music in supermarket - lyrics parallel to match situation, becomes more quiet and echoey / eerie - reflects mood and shows how martin feels out of place. also highlights differences between the east and west
-having an epiphany - stops in supermarket aisle - realising / seeing a completely different lifestyle
Representation of East & West Germany / Communism & Capitalism
-tobias talks about how in the west nobody pays attention to eachother, idea of freedom due to living in a capitalist society
-tobias telling martin he can have a house and a car but he doesnt want that - just wants to go home. asks what annette wants - implies that women are materialistic by saying annette would want the car and house - negative representation of women
Audience pleasures
-'we're this close to world war 3' - idea anything could happen at any given point
-coming of age - 'around the time you were born' - emphasises martins youth
Scene 3: Training montage scene when Martin/Moritz learns how to be a spy
20.40 – 22.40
Make notes under the following headings:
Technical codes – particularly camerawork and editing
-showing branded products when going through what things are called in the west -points where there was a product on one side (either the east or west) but not the other - shows theres some things you can get in the west that arent accessible in the east
-jump cuts add to pace and excitement, close ups to get across what he is being trained for
Audio codes
-voice over
-upbeat music
Audience pleasures
-fast pace editing/shots, goes with music
-'in an absolute emergency he can go to kramer - Propp's helper/donor character role, idea something drastically bad could happen. shows martin is on his own the whole time
Scene 4: Briefcase scene when Martin/Moritz is stealing the NATO nuclear plans
31.13 – 33.30
Make notes under the following headings:
Technical codes – particularly camerawork and editing
-view is through the window/blinds to the office, feels like were spying on the spy/spying with martin - reflects what is actually happening - audience positioned to empathise/put themselves in martins shoes - idea of constant surveillance
-close ups of his face when he hears voices - suspense and tension, can see him sweating - idea of pressure
-tracking shots - we move as he does, feel as if we are part of the action, making us imagine what it would be like if we (the audience) was martin
Audience pleasures
-breathing gets louder and heavier, shows hes in a rush, creates pace and suspense
-draw gets stuck, as he tries to shut it voices approaching the door get louder, creating suspense and tension - audience doesnt want him to get caught
-filmed from top left corner looking down at martin taking pictures of the documents - feels like a camera watching him - surveillance
-fast pace editing, lots of cuts - making it seem like he's under tight time constraint
-extreme close up when picking the lock/files - only reveals parts of the plans so the rest is still a secret, information that can be scene intrigues audience even more, sound becomes more exaggerated
4.58 – 8.20 and 34.00 – 37.20
Technical codes – particularly mise-en-scene
-colour is desaturated - gloomy in the East compared to in the West (at BBQ the colours are much more vibrant and bold)
-in the West they dress more modern, slightly more formal at the BBQ.
-recognisable brands - eg: Nescafe
-East includes popular music from the 80s, upbeat compared to in the West where it is more down toned and ominous
-camera circles around them speaking in the garden - creates feeling of being surrounded by enemies / sense of surveillance
Representation of East & West Germany / Family / Gender
-everyone is together socialising in the East, loud music, where as in the West the music is much quieter, still quite ominous despite being at a BBQ where you would expect the mood to be more relaxed. People are also in smaller groups.
-men speaking for women - brother says to his sister is having an 'identity crisis' and she replies 'am i?'. dad wants her to sing classical music but she prefers soul music.
-women portrayed as caring/maternal - wife stells stamm he has to stay and eat something
-male dominance - has to confirm this with husband first
-all the women there are there because of the presence of a man - annette is only introduced martins girlfriend, woman in the office is there to work for the general
Scene 2: Martin/Moritz first sees the West German supermarket
14.30 – 20.25
Make notes under the following headings:
Technical codes – particularly mise-en-scene
-aunt gives him new clothes - vibrant colours, more modern - big brands- shows a more luxury lifestyle compared to in the west
-supermarket - products all freshly stocked, bright packaging - mimics look of popart
-speakers/record player behind tobias creates sense of nostalgia for the audience as they might have had these growing up
-police in west walking around eating ice cream - laid back, sense of freedom, dont react when stamm runs past
Audio codes – particularly music
-music in supermarket - lyrics parallel to match situation, becomes more quiet and echoey / eerie - reflects mood and shows how martin feels out of place. also highlights differences between the east and west
-having an epiphany - stops in supermarket aisle - realising / seeing a completely different lifestyle
Representation of East & West Germany / Communism & Capitalism
-tobias talks about how in the west nobody pays attention to eachother, idea of freedom due to living in a capitalist society
-tobias telling martin he can have a house and a car but he doesnt want that - just wants to go home. asks what annette wants - implies that women are materialistic by saying annette would want the car and house - negative representation of women
Audience pleasures
-'we're this close to world war 3' - idea anything could happen at any given point
-coming of age - 'around the time you were born' - emphasises martins youth
Scene 3: Training montage scene when Martin/Moritz learns how to be a spy
20.40 – 22.40
Make notes under the following headings:
Technical codes – particularly camerawork and editing
-showing branded products when going through what things are called in the west -points where there was a product on one side (either the east or west) but not the other - shows theres some things you can get in the west that arent accessible in the east
-jump cuts add to pace and excitement, close ups to get across what he is being trained for
Audio codes
-voice over
-upbeat music
Audience pleasures
-fast pace editing/shots, goes with music
-'in an absolute emergency he can go to kramer - Propp's helper/donor character role, idea something drastically bad could happen. shows martin is on his own the whole time
Scene 4: Briefcase scene when Martin/Moritz is stealing the NATO nuclear plans
31.13 – 33.30
Make notes under the following headings:
Technical codes – particularly camerawork and editing
-view is through the window/blinds to the office, feels like were spying on the spy/spying with martin - reflects what is actually happening - audience positioned to empathise/put themselves in martins shoes - idea of constant surveillance
-close ups of his face when he hears voices - suspense and tension, can see him sweating - idea of pressure
-tracking shots - we move as he does, feel as if we are part of the action, making us imagine what it would be like if we (the audience) was martin
Audience pleasures
-breathing gets louder and heavier, shows hes in a rush, creates pace and suspense
-draw gets stuck, as he tries to shut it voices approaching the door get louder, creating suspense and tension - audience doesnt want him to get caught
-filmed from top left corner looking down at martin taking pictures of the documents - feels like a camera watching him - surveillance
-fast pace editing, lots of cuts - making it seem like he's under tight time constraint
-extreme close up when picking the lock/files - only reveals parts of the plans so the rest is still a secret, information that can be scene intrigues audience even more, sound becomes more exaggerated
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