Zodiac

Zodiac (2007)

Director: David Fincher

• Se7en
• Fight Club
• Panic Room
• Gone Girl
• The girl with the Dragon tattoo
• The Social Network
• The curious case of Benjamin Button

Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Non-fiction, Fiction

Main cast:

• Mark Rufallo 
• Jake Gyllenhall

Narrative Range

Unrestricted

Audience knows more than characters

Restricted

The audience learns information/plot at the same time as the character

Showing the big picture - omnipotent

Long shots

Wide shots

High angle

Birds eye view - taxi scene

tracking shot

Long takes       

Details 

Close ups

Insert shots - we learn with the characters basically in their point of view

                   - bombardment with detail

Characters

Graysmith

• Dedicated 
• Obsessed 
• Curious
• Friendly
• Motivated
• Passionate
• Innocent
• Unrealistic

Toschi

• Hardworking
• Idealistic
• Devoted
• Lawful
• Stylish
• Loyal
• Realistic
• Logical