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At the beginning of City of God, the transitional effects are used as the screen goes from one shot to a ‘blacked out’ shot and then forwarded to the next shot... 

This excites the audience due to it’s quick eye line match technique, also being emphasised by the score, which was an upbeat drum resembling the steps of the gangsters. The upbeat drum also represents the type of culture, in which is extremely relevant to the ‘festival’ mood.

We are able to see the power of the leader of the gang portrayed by the camera angle, which was an extreme close up. As well as powerful, he is seen as the villain and the ‘evil’ character, considering the mid-shot of him holding a gun with the smile on his face. This connotes him to be someone who loves to kill. 

As the chicken was running, we see those chasing him at a low angle. This yet again depicts their power by their size/height in contrast to the chicken...
We are able to recognise the intensity and desperation in trying to catch the chicken, by the fast-paced use of the handheld technique. Rocket is the boy who’s caught in the middle of the gangsters and the police. The close up of him films the camera circling around him in slow motion and then abruptly changing the speed to really quick, it's used to acknowledge the ‘troubled’ situation he’s in, also being able to recognise the fact that he’s scared, due to the position he’s in/his stance.. The background sound resembles the editing techniques. The sound will go to a slow motion pace, emphasising his slow realisation of what’s happening. Eye line match is also used to describe the acknowledgement of Rocket’s surroundings. We see Rocket and the police from the gangsters’ perspective and vice versa from Rockets.

The zoom in effect is used in the scene when Rocket is young, allowing the audience to know who the main character is. We had also got a still shot with a ‘camera shot’ sound in which also showed us that Rocket’s the main character.

The camera angles, sound effects and editing techniques helps to acknowledge the surroundings, allowing the audience to recognise the town being less economically developed.