The theme in the scene from the movie Dark Knight is active with the Joker character. Right away he walks off the elevator in force, fires a shotgun to pull attention from the crowd. As he is calling for Batman his actions of violence and way he carries himself, even if not thought of to be a mad man from viewing his physical traits, will hint the chaotic theme for the character. The scene also has a rise of tension and release to show the helplessness of the people without Batman and fear in the Joker.
In the scene, the cinematography is trying to give the audience a up-close and uncomfortable feel with the Joker like the characters in the room may feel. By following the camera movements with the Joker, over the shoulder, close ups the audience feels more personal in the scene. As the Joker turns, the camera pans with the Joker The speed of the movement is very rapid to create a chaotic feel where the audience cannot be comfortable viewing. The camera breaks the 180-degree line while circulating around the two characters, but stops to a shot to slow down and point focus on the characters dialogue, but still give a uneasy feeling. The camera is close to the foreground objects (Joker and Rachel Dawes) while the people in the background out of focus watch in awe to point focus to the character and dialogue they are speaking, and actions with the knife the Joker has in hand.
The entire scene with audio, camera movement, rhythm all have a increase in tension until the point where Batman comes in to release the scene in hope for the hero to save the day.
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