Narc, Ghost Dog and Leon...

NARC::

In the opening of Narc a close up of the characters face is shown, centred to the right so the audience could see what was too your left and gain some understanding about where he was. Cuts were used switch locations to a chase scene between too men.
A steady cam was used which was disorientating as the character in the shot kept moving making it hard to focus and gather understanding to his surroundings. What was interesting though was when the camera was able to focus the transition of the zoom as the character got closer was well done and smooth. Problems though was the cuts weren't exactly done right for example when the character reached the park one minute his holding a child near the man he shot next it cuts to him kneeling besides a shot pregnant woman.


GHOST DOG:

The opening starts off with an eagle flying above before the shot changes to a moving crane shot of the city we presume our protagonist lives. A pigeon lands on the roof of a derelict shack among other birds. Our protagonist sits in a chair, body language relaxed as a zoom in from a mid shot is used. an extreme close up of the book he holds is used to relay to the audience the importance of this object before words are read out using a voice over as the scene then shows the same man from another point of view reading with no sound escaping his lips.
A close up of a bunch of guns is shown soon after the words '' the way of the samurai is found in death''  this forewarns the reader of the upcoming violence and crime the film will later on show. the following shots are interesting as after the image of gums are shown, lit candles - indicating light imagery- is shown which could symbolise that death brings peace and something so dark and evil could essentially be light and good.


LEON:

In Leon, extreme close ups of the characters face are shown so the audience never gets a full image of the character being shown. This builds up mystery on who this is and why are they important? In contrast to the second character, the first wears glasses hiding his eyes from the camera and character, while the seconds eyes are seen showing he's open about the situation his in.