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ESSEX BOYS OPENING

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LOCATION

 The opening of ‘Essex Boys’ uses increi!"y !"e#$

"oc#%ions #s # y %o sho& ho& # see'ing"y !oring #nur!#n #re# c#n !e # 'e%#phor for %he #r$ #n epr#(e#c%ions of %he peop"e &i%hin %he') The use of co"our #nes#%ur#%ion #"so e'ph#sises %his !"e#$ness #n '#$es%he en%ire se*uence fee" "i$e # represen%#%ion of %he "i(esof %he ch#r#c%ers in%rouce+ !eing perh#ps 'un#ne#n un,exo%ic+ ye% gri%%y #n !ru%#") The %one cre#%e !y%hese "oc#%ions is #"so increi!"y so'!re #n hope"ess+conno%ing %he unh#ppiness #n "#c$ of (i!r#ncy #nop%i'is' fe"% !y %hose &i%hin %hese "oc#%ions) Ano%her%echni*ue use in %hese sho%s is (#nishing poin%s+ &hichr#& %he #uiences #%%en%ion #n e'ph#sise %he ne(er,ening !"e#$ness #n e'p%iness of %he "oc#%ions+ #s &e""#s in%roucing so'e for' of exis%en%i#"is' or concep% of%he u""ness of e(ery #y "ife #n #n ongoing cyc"e of

ur!#n "i(ing)

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LIG-TING

In %his sho%+ %he "#c$ of ."" "igh% cre#%es # #r$sh#o& #cross one sie of %his ch#r#c%ers f#ce+using e"e'en%s fro' ."' noir %o conno%e inner#r$ness or # hien e(i"+ #n 'or#" #'!igui%yor perh#ps %o sugges% so'e sor% of corrup%ion orenig'#) /ur%her'ore %his e0ec% is e'ph#sise!y %he con%r#s% in !#c$groun "igh%ing+ &i%h %he#r$ sie of %he ch#r#c%ers f#ce !eing pu%#g#ins% # s"igh%"y "igh%er !#c$groun #n (ice(ers#) The use of #n increi!"y #r$ !#c$groun#"so incorpor#%es con(en%ions of %hri""ers+ &i%hnigh% %i'e #n #r$ #re#s !eing # "i%er#"'e%#phor for #r$er #n 'ore #ngerous"oc#%ions &here hien #n secre%i(e cri'es #n(io"ence #re co''onp"#ce) There is #"so #ninheren% sense of 'ys%ery &i%hin #r$ "oc#%ions+

#n # n#%ur#" fe#r1%ension)

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2IS3AL 4ETAP-O5

In %his sho%+ %he "igh%ing in %he %unne" #!o(e is

use %o cre#%e %his p#%%ern on %he &inshie" of%he c#r+ cons%ruc%ing # (isu#" 'e%#phor %h#% %hech#r#c%er is i'prisone !y his surrounings+ orperh#ps %h#% he is un#!"e %o esc#pe %he gri%%y&or" of cri'e he .ns hi'se"f in+ or e(en %heo%her ch#r#c%er &ho he h#s pic$e up)

 This is #no%her sho% %h#% cre#%es # (isu#"'e%#phor+ &i%h %unne"s !eing (ery co''on"yuse 'e%#phors &i%hin %ex%s+ #n #no%here"e'en% of ."' noir+ %hey of%en conno%e %he%r#nsi%ion or 6ourney %h#% # ch#r#c%er %#$es+ #nis ch#nge !y fore(er+ or e(en %he irre(ersi!"e#n forcefu" ch#nging of person#"i%y or so'e

$in of %r#u'# %h#% ch#nges e(ery%hing #roun

i% per'#nen%"y)