The colours used in the background are bright and signifies a fire which connotes the characters' danger and power, it also symbolises hellishness. This shot includes a bystander, whose working with flames in the background. This could connote the difference between the peaky blinders gang and the ordinary characters and how the gang can be seen as threatening and don't participate in working class roles. This is also emphasised as their costumes are clean and smart which shows they are powerful.This is a mid shot on the side, it brings them into the focus but still shows the bystanders in the background.
The low angle shot emphasises the characters' power and status as it is looking up at them. Their costumes are all similar which signifies gang culture. It is also a mid shot which shows all of the group in it instead of focusing on one particular character, this could suggest they are all equals and have all formed an alliance. The setting is dull and simple to draw the attention to the characters, the street is also quite claustrophobic to make it more intense.
The shot before this one was of the puddle when it was calm and still, so when they step through it it connotes peace being destroyed which reflects the character's danger. The shot is zoomed in on their boots, to show that their boots look brutal and formal, which signifies violence. there is light behind them, reflected in the puddle and dark colours in front of them, this suggests they are walking to the dark side which reflects their evil character, they are also blocking the light and light is symbolic for peace/ hope which reinforces the idea that they are destroying peace. Also the use of the puddle shows that the characters don't care or aren't affected by walking through the dirty water which could emphasise their power and that they aren't afraid of confrontation.
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