In the opening two minutes of raiders of the lost ark Indiana Jones the shot that establishes the main character is the long shot when you can see his silhouette in front of all the other characters, in the long shot that shows him in front of the rest of the group connotes confidence in what he is doing. the group that are following Indiana Jones are wearing dirty and torn clothes where'as Indiana is wearing tidy and practical clothing this shows that Indiana is well equipped for what he is doing.
The setting is a rural location an exotic location that is a main convention of an action adventure genre. the diegetic sounds that are in the jungle to create the scene are the noises of birds, bats and the swish of the machetes held by the men that are following Indiana also some screaming in the background that helps create tension with the non diegetic sounds and music that starts to get sinister as the characters start to find clues to this enigma that is created as the characters are walking. they are constantly looking behind them to see something that isn't there.
when one of the men sees a statue and then runs of screaming Indiana Jones walks over to it calmly then looks of into the jungle and starts walking faster like he knows what he is doing. as they progress there is a close up shot of a dart in the tree this shows us that they are not alone in the jungle so it adds even more enigmas to the story. Indiana walks over to the dart and pulls it from the tree again like he knows what he is doing, very calmly walks on as the remaining followers hesitate to follow. we are finally shown the location and told the time of this event as an
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