Shot 1: High Angle Mid Shot
This shot shows a man on the floor clutching his ear and a gun, he is sprawled across a wooden walkway which looks old and battered. He looks like he has been hurt by his posture but shows little expression on his face. This makes him seem evil. The shot aims to represent his emotion and the gun in his hand as both are glaring from the light, which is low key. The man is made to look helpless and inferior by the high angle. It would seem there is someone staring back down at him, and the audience can only assume this.
This shot shows a man on the floor clutching his ear and a gun, he is sprawled across a wooden walkway which looks old and battered. He looks like he has been hurt by his posture but shows little expression on his face. This makes him seem evil. The shot aims to represent his emotion and the gun in his hand as both are glaring from the light, which is low key. The man is made to look helpless and inferior by the high angle. It would seem there is someone staring back down at him, and the audience can only assume this.Shot 2: High angle Long Shot 
The next shot is further out to introduce a second character, and gunman who is aiming straight back at the other character. The downed gunman, now disarmed ( literally) looks in worse shape and is spread more across his back. The longer shot allows the viewer to make out the walkway to be part of a dock. and derelict by the looks of it. The second gunman wears a long detective style coat which shows authority and makes him look like the hero. The light on his arm emphasises where he is aiming.
The next shot is further out to introduce a second character, and gunman who is aiming straight back at the other character. The downed gunman, now disarmed ( literally) looks in worse shape and is spread more across his back. The longer shot allows the viewer to make out the walkway to be part of a dock. and derelict by the looks of it. The second gunman wears a long detective style coat which shows authority and makes him look like the hero. The light on his arm emphasises where he is aiming. Shot 3: Long shot 
Now a third character is introduced which is a little girl, cowered to the side of the dock. The shot shows the continuation of the standoff as well as the confrontation continues. The seting, now clear has surrounding warehouses, reminiscant of illegal smuggler docks. The horizon follows the bottom third of the shot and the detective stands up along the first third, so this shot is very easy on the eyes. The posture of the two men is reminiscant of the iconic resevior dogs shot of the standoff (much like this one). It would seem at this point to the viewer the gunman is the rescuer of the little girl.
Now a third character is introduced which is a little girl, cowered to the side of the dock. The shot shows the continuation of the standoff as well as the confrontation continues. The seting, now clear has surrounding warehouses, reminiscant of illegal smuggler docks. The horizon follows the bottom third of the shot and the detective stands up along the first third, so this shot is very easy on the eyes. The posture of the two men is reminiscant of the iconic resevior dogs shot of the standoff (much like this one). It would seem at this point to the viewer the gunman is the rescuer of the little girl.Shot 4: Very Long Shot
Now further out we are introduced to a fourth character, another gunman behind the detective, because of his ddetective coat and his position behind the first detective, it would be likely he is infact going to betray the first detective. His darker coat shows him to be more evil than the rescuer. The standoff appears to be drawing to an end as the detective leans over the downed man, who look close to death by now. The girl looks like collateral damage in this standoff and looks physically and symbolically caught in the middle of the gunman and the new character at the back.Shot 5: Close Up High Angle 
This shot is put in to show the emotion of the little girl, to get the audience more emotionally charged for the scene. The high angle and tears in her eyes show innocence, as well as the bright light on her. The camera is very close to her face to make her emotion recognisable straight away with the audience and to make it more personal.
This shot is put in to show the emotion of the little girl, to get the audience more emotionally charged for the scene. The high angle and tears in her eyes show innocence, as well as the bright light on her. The camera is very close to her face to make her emotion recognisable straight away with the audience and to make it more personal.Shot 6: Long Shot 
This shot has the most interesting perspective from the sequence. The shot puts the detective and downed man in the foreground, and the darker detective in the backround now walking in. The fourth man is very much framed by the light around him, which in contrast makes him very dark and evil looking. This shot aims to wrap up the scene so it shows all. By now the downed man looks dead.
This shot has the most interesting perspective from the sequence. The shot puts the detective and downed man in the foreground, and the darker detective in the backround now walking in. The fourth man is very much framed by the light around him, which in contrast makes him very dark and evil looking. This shot aims to wrap up the scene so it shows all. By now the downed man looks dead.Sequence Analysis
I think this sequence from Sin City works very well because it captivates the qudience through mystery and emotion, I think there is enough variation in shots to keep the viewers happy and composition is strong throughout, obviously the low key lighting style is key and really adds to the drama, but everything else is well executed as well. I think this sequence is very good indeed.
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