From the introduction of Hot Fuzz, you straight away are shown that Nicholas is a policeman in London, so you can infer that he is powerful and well off. He is shown to receive medals, showing that he is courageous, strong, brave and extremely good at his job- so others may be jealous of him. Usually Police officers are together as a force but he is seemingly a competitive individual.
There seems to be a "halo" of gold light around him and he is always framed in the centre-showing his class, status and importance. His forceful march shows that he is very serious about his job and their is an air of stern authority about him.
The name "Nicholas Angel" links to his personality as the short name for "Nicholas" is "Nick" as you can get taken to the "nick". But there is also a connotation of Saint- relating to Saint Nicholas. The word "angel" also of course relates to perfection.
A low angle shot is used often in the introduction to signify his power. There is a fast paced montage to show that he is always on duty, suspecting people and always moving on. Arrogance and lack of emotion is insinuated with the editing used. The music playing throughout is "Goody Two Shoes" by Adam and the Ants-implying the repetitive nature of his job.
Ella, can you add some screen grabs or a youtube clip to this please. What you need to do is consider 'status' a bit more. How is it linked to the Police and how does this clip represent it? Is his status 'good' or 'bad' (obviously dont use good or bad in your work, I've only included it to patronise you)? Is a Policeman's status earned or assumed?
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