Agent Carter mise-en-scene
In the introduction of the clip the scene goes back and forth between Captain America and Agent Cater, as Steve is about to die doing something heroic. There is frontality shots and shallow spacing used when shooting from behind Captain America, in order to make the audience feel like they are in the spaceship with Steve. When it cuts to Agent Carter on the other line of the phone, she is being shot from the front. In both settings there is low lighting, so you can only focus on Steve and Peggy when they are exchanging their final words. There is also sad instrumental music playing in the background in order to enhance the tragic moment.
The scene then fades out into a deep spacing shot of New York City that has the Brooklyn bridge in focus with the towers and buildings in the distance. Before this shot fades out the sound of an alarm is going off, as the scene cuts to a closeup of the flashing red alarm going off at Peggy's work. The alarm going off means that there is an assignment or task, so all the agents in the office standup at their desk with their briefcases ready to go if they are chosen for the task. Peggy is the only female agent in the office and her desk is in the back corner, and all the actors are dressed in 60s/70s work attire. Peggy was not chosen for the task and was disappointed, so when everyone else sat back down at their desks, she was still standing. Her boss came over to her and as soon as he said something Peggy move away from him towards the window near her desk which used a following shot of her to portray how she was annoyed and did not want to deal with her boss. They have a brief discussion where the camera is pointed at whoever is speaking and then Peggy ends up goin back to her desk. The scene cuts to later in the day when the male agent whose desk is in front of Peggy's rudely asks for a report by tomorrow night, but Peggy had already done it so she opens her desk drawer, pulls it out and gives it to the man. But then Peggy goes to close the drawer and sees a picture of Steve, nostalgic music starts playing and is is an emotional moment for her and then her boss ruins it. He tells her to polish up reports on his desk and to lockup while he goes to get drinks with the guys. So the office is empty and Carter is taking files, when the red flashing alarm goes off. Cater decides to take the call, and go on the mission by herself even though three to five agents were recommended, and a closeup shot of Peggy crossing out three to five on the report. There is a few seconds of suspenseful music playing when she makes that decision and fades into the scene for her walking towards the location. There is low lighting used as this scene is happening in the streets at night. Peggy is walking towards some type of office with three men inside. The one sitting in his chair sends the other two out to deal with her. The man inside has background music playing and is not paying attention to Peggy kicking the butts' of the two men he sent out and only realizes Peggy is a threat once one of the men come flying through the window. He then goes out to deal with her but doesn't know where she is so he is standing under the light outside the front door as Peggy points the gun to his head.
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