Deutschland 83 Close-textual analysis

Scene 1: Garden/BBQ scenes (East & West Germany)

East Germany

• Old fashioned house
• folk/pop music
• Props-gifts from the west seen as valuable
• not much wealth
• divided between older people and younger people in the house
• sense of community and togetherness

West Germany

• seems very business related
• very formal
• quite forced relationships
• more food choices at the western barbeque
• more sophisticated atmosphere
• Camera circling around characters hinting at spy narrative and the walls closing in on him

Scene 2:

• People seen wearing colourful and vibrant clothes
• luxury colours
• shelves stacked uniformly, not normal for Martin to see in the East
• Laid back police- not caring about job/easy
• Music sets the scene and gives atmosphere of the time and era that we are in.
• branded clothes represent post modernism & possible patriarchy in Germany- he's wearing Puma & Adidas- both German brands.

Scene 3:

• Montage of Martin using different types of gadgets
• Pace is created in how quickly he learns new skills and picks up skills
• contrasts between east/west to display differences and his desire to be in the east with his family and girlfriend
• Dramatic irony- family don't know what happened to Martin, audience do.
• quick cuts from all of the gadgets he uses
• Split screen contrast between east and west is representative of the Berlin wall of during the cold war.

Scene 4:

• Tension built when the commander comes back to his office
• editing style used creates tension through the quick cuts and music
• Pace built in how quickly Martin operates
• First shot was through a window, representative of the spy genre and narrative
• CCTV style camera work to represent spy narrative 
• ECU further portray spy narrative through focus on the words "Confidential" & "nuclear"
• Diegetic sound boosted to represent heart beat and anxiety in Martin.