Next. Best. Step - Linking To Genre //Pulp Fiction\\

The following shots display continuous sharp cuts from the male character to the female character as they are seated opposite each other at the table. These continuous cuts emphasise on the closeness of the characters which illustrates the irony as they hardly know each other. It also relates to the genre of the film as it is a gangster film and the fact that the main characters are shown to be paired up or displayed in groups follows the gangster conventions. Furthermore, the dialogue between the 2 characters becomes increasingly short, sharp and snappier. This raises the tension in the scene as the pace of their speech quickens, however juxtaposes to the slow subtle music in the background decreasing the tension and influencing the mood which is being created. This also follows gangster film conventions as it is fairly contrapuntal rather than parallel especially at this point. More on, the close up shots as the camera cuts emphasises on the facial expressions of the characters, which are fairly calm and flowing as the characters facial expressions are similar. The effect this has on the audience again decreases the tension, which is also accompanied by the mise-en-scene and non-diagetic sound, which is evidently parallel to the narrative of this particular scene. One aspect which shows how the close up shots relate to the genre of this film is that by focusing on simialr facial expressions through a series of close ups, this decreases the tension, which again is a convention of a gangster film, as the main target is to try and build the tension up slowly creating an enigma for the audience, until finally reaching a climax. The shots when looking at the opposing character is taken as a point of view shot which encourages the audience to identify with the characters as if they are being spoken to.