How does the director of Peaky Blinders use camera angles and mise en scene to establish expectation and character?

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 Within this scene the camera angle is giving these characters within peaky blinders a God -like stature; with them looking down on us and that they are on top 'of society' also: As well as literally being at the top of the screen.  With this angle coming into effect from the beginning, it sets the tone for the rest of the scene/still images. The expectation of what the characters will do next can coincide with the colour pallet, in the scene that the red burning flame in the corner can symbolise hell, but more likely that violence is inevitable. The puddle also can be seen to show the transition from a happy/cheerful part of town- to the dark depths of it. With the reflection ending mid-way through the screen, the other half of the screen is black, showing that the path that lies ahead for these characters will be hellish. As well as the unity within these characters shown by the togetherness and symmetry in their walking, the clothes that they are wearing symbolises that they are all part of the same group- and that whatever they are about to do was planned, as they're wearing the same outfit.

Within this following still the director portrays that these characters as a group of thugs, that are on a 'mission.' Shown by the way that they aren't fazed by the puddle, which they walk straight through it as if it’s not there. This could also show that they're trying to assert their dominance on surrounding bystander they shouldn't be approached. Furthermore, this shot adds to assumption made previously that these characters are part of a group, wearing the same style of shoes and trousers: that was previously hidden in the last still. This colour pallet of this shot adds fuel to the already present violence that is foreshadowed, with the ripples created in the puddle this can implement the feeling of uncontrollable violence, 'waving' out of control.  With the group being the medium that is unsettling the calmness of the puddle, before the storm. 

Finally, within this still image the director zooms in on the main characters faces, creating a rule of thirds- of all three of the characters face parallel to this rule. This creates a sense of unity between the characters, which they don't need to be facing each other and/or in conversation to know what each other are thinking. Also, the camera angle within this shot gives the audience a sense that they are within this scene: possibly a bystander: gawping at this thuggish looking group. Last of all, with the characters all looking in the same direction it creates a suspense- that we should also be looking at what they are: alternatively that we were missing out on part of the scene. This, added by the repeated burning orange colour pallet used - confirms the assumption of violence taking place within the scene after.