Wallander (Firewall, 7/12/08, BBC1) Analyeses

In the opening sequence of the TV Drama 'Wallander', the use of the high pitched sting is used to create mystery towards the audience. The Sting is very high pitched, similar to a scream or a screech which grab the audience and creates a sense of mystery and eeriness. This is also done to draw attention to the two characters walking away from an object that looks like a car. This can suggest to the audience that something bad might have happened as the high pitch creates a sense of danger as well as mystery. This can leave the audience asking questions such as why are they in the middle of nowhere, what is the relevance between the two characters and the car and what has happened.

Additionally, the use of the female characters breathing deep and heavy suggests to the audience they might have done something to make then, scared, or the make then have an adrenalin rush. This is used to create mystery and to make the audience think about what they may have done or experienced to make them breath so heavily. It can either suggest that the girls have experienced something that would scared or confused them or have done something which may have frightened them or something that has given them an adrenalin rush. this will make the audience ask questions like: what has happened, what did the girls hear,witness or do and why has this happened.

In the opening sequence of the TV Drama 'Wallander', the use of a close up of the two female characters heads, shows the director is purposely hiding the characters identity which creates huge amounts of mystery as there identity is hidden, due to something that has happened. This is done as it could suggest that the characters might have witnessed something or done something. This can make the audience watch closely as they don't know who the two characters are. This will also make them ask questions such as: why are they hidden, what do they look like, what are the characters facial language/ body language and what has happened. As well as this, the red in the females characters hair can forshadow death or blood and danger in what might happen or what has happened.

Furthermore, during the clip of the close/mid shot of the two female characters comined with a tight frame suggests to the audience, as the girl with red hair is more in the frame than the other, it implies that she has more guilt put upon her for what has happened in comparison to the other girl. This is done to make the audience assume that the female character that is mostly in the frame was more involved and this can demonstrate the characters guilt building up inside. This can make the audience ask questions such as: what has she done for her the be guilty, what relevance is the other female character and what exactly has happened.



In the opening sequence of the TV Drama 'Wallander', the use of the red in one of the female characters hair foreshadows death, blood and warning. The Director has done this to suggest and give hints as to what might happen/ what might have happened already but its with holding infomation from the audience. This is done to to make the audience assume something bad might happen and draw them in as they want to find out what has happened. The connotations of the red hair are danger or blood which can emphasis the audience wanting to watch on so they can find out exactly what has happened and who is involved. this can also make them ask questions such as what did they do, who did they do it to and why has she dyed her hair.

Moreover, the use of the close up of the blade demonstrates the girls planned the attack on the man and was serious about their actions. this is done to show the audience and give them  another clue as to what as happened and what was used but still not giving away all of the information. This makes the audience think about what has happened. this will also make them ask questions such as why this has happened, what relevance the man is to the two female characters and what has caused this to happen. This can also sow how determined the girls where on hurting the man as it suggests that they have gone out of their way to physically caused the man a lot of pain.



In the opening sequence of the TV Drama 'Wallander', the use of the fade from black to a shot of the sea can so isolation of location and characters. This can suggest to the audience that the location is very remote and the characters that live there a very isolated and maybe even bored as they don't have many attractions. This can also foreshadow the location of the attack as it was an isolated area where for it would reflect the location the actually show is set in. This also demonstrates the intense planning the girls have done to make sure their attack was done properly and in an area isolated from many people/ built up communal areas.

In addition to this, the fast paces editing when the audience are cutting from close ups of the two female character to objects that belonged to the man/taxi driver. This is done to show the audience he was an ordinary man with a job and family. this makes the audience sympathies with him as they are unaware of why he has been so viciously attacked. This will make the audience ask questions such as what has this happened, who was he in relation to the female characters and what has he done to deserve such a brutal, near death beating beating. This can also symbolize the guilt building up inside them because of what they have done to what seems innocent man.