Spooks Analysis

What is happening?
We are shown a scene in the office where someone is 'encrypting' files on the computer as we can see on the screen of the computer, from this we can gather that the technology is quite advanced. You can tell that this is work of an high order due to the high technology surrounding the characters who are dressed smartly. You also see the location change to other characters where they are not shown as much they are dark and not a lot of information in shown on these characters, then a man exits with a briefcase.

What information are you given?

very little information is given throughout this clip as it lacks dialogue, However they do give us information without dialogue and from what you see you can decipher that there is a mission going on, we are also told that there is a high significance to this mission. We are also told that there are at least two groups of people involved, we know this because of the cutting between both locations showing both groups of people.

What information is withheld? 

 A lot of information is withheld, the most important which is the question why, we do not know anything but that something is about to occur of high importance, containing two groups of people with different intentions potentially leading to a clash.

Why is the scene important?

This scene is important as it creates a lot of suspense and creates mystery as us the audience are hooked as we wonder why?

Why do we need to see the other scenes between these scenes

We need to see the other scenes because it is essential in creating the mysterious atmosphere which surrounds the entire scene.  It also keeps the viewers hooked and keeps there attention.

Action B

Why do you think we cut between this action and the scenes at MI5?

When they cut between the scenes the location changes but time is the same, showing these scenes with the different people at the same time both getting ready at the same time shows that it is important.

What did you think they were doing when you firstly saw them? 

Firstly i noticed the warehouse and from the appearance i thought that perhaps they were trespassing and perhaps think through a plan, i also thought because of the cutting there was some sort of relationship to the other characters and that they were either working together or that they were enemies.

What clues do you use to make sense of their inclusion?

The dark warehouse is what gave me a sense of their inclusion as it is purposely done to suggest their inclusion without saying why.

Why do we see less of the thieves ?

We see less of the thieves because the less of them we see adds more to the tension and suspense which is being built.

How soon do we know what they're doing? why does it take so long?

It takes a while to realize that they're up to no good, it takes long because the suspense is purposely built up towards the climax which is realizing what they're doing.