Monday, 12 October 2009

Documentary- The history of Freemasonry

The opening of this video shows a quote "Speaking the truth in times of universal deceit is a revoloutionary act"-George Orwell. Although we arent too sure of the meaning of the quote, we are drawn in to ask what this has to do with the Freemasons. The background is Black and the writing is white, making it look quite mysterious. The first video footage we see is a town, and as the camera pans around it accompanied by bell chimes which are symbols of religion. Three guards march past, a symbol of the high Freemasons status. The camera focuses on grand buildings which reflect power. The camera focuses on the sky behind a high building, this compliments the narration 'who believe they are spreading the light'. The sun moves behind a cloud as we hear 'but they are actually very much afraid of the light.' We can hear thunder claps, which has connotations of evil and disaster. This is prophetic fallacy. The cloud conceals the sun completely as the narration prepares us for the rest of the documentary by telling us what they will be discovering in the documentary. The camera tilts down from the top of a tall religious building to the bottom and fades to red for the titles. This has connotations of danger and blood. The powerful music that accompanies the titles seems to have a eerie ring to it. This sets the tone for the rest of the documentary, mysterious and powerful.

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