Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels- Poker Scene

One pivotal scene within our video is a poker scene; as that displays not only the sudden wealth our characters have accumulated but also the excessive lifestyle (reflected by our genre of choice) that the characters display. A famous poker scene in British film is that of the 1998 Guy Ritchie Film 'Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.'

The scene starts with a pan of the raised poker table; showing a desperation to view the going-ons of the game and an inability to join the table which highlights the grandeur of the game alongside it being an efficient establishing shot: with the fame of the characters involved in the game within our video perhaps it is a technique in which we could use.

The fast-paced editing displays not only a heated game which could create an excitement for the viewer alongside reflecting the fast pace of our song and of the rock n roll genre itself. The blacked-out background not only emphasises the importance of the game but also the immoral grandeur that comes along with it- the alcohol and cigars shown highlighting the excessive lifestyle the game comes with as well as its players. The fact that the alcohol can be seen to be diminishing shows this excess alongside the desperation of the losing players.

The first person view of the dealer that shows each player throwing either cards of chips into the cameras direction pinpoints the swagger and egotistical players- a trait that we would like to show in our video, as well as allowing the viewer to be finally placed in the game, this connection with the audience coercing them to pay more attention to the scene. The use of slow-motion highlights the fact that one second can change everything in this high risk game; emphasising the fast and loose lifestyle of the players that we would contain in our video- the use of ECU reinforces the emotions of the players and reinforces the importance of a 'poker-face.'

As one player is shown to lose and be thrown out of the game, the use of a high angle shot displays his insignificance alongside the elite of those left as well as reinforcing the fact that the audience can only observe the higher importance of the egotistical characters from an unseen angle.

When, ultimately, the final cards are placed down; they are done so in time with the music: this showcases the importance of these cards within the game in a technique that would prove very useful in showing a poker game within a music video.