Stills from The Initiation

This long shot appears near the beginning of the film and is a significant shot in many ways. The garage door can be said to resemble a gated prison door which highlights the danger of the world Tommy is going into. Furthermore the gate also acts as a barrier between the risk free outside world and the unpredictable gangster lifestyle. Through the mise-en-scene of the lighting these ideas are further realised; the light of the outside world connotes freedom and the darkness of the garage implies danger.

This over the shoulder shot of Tommy riding off is another important shot in the film. This is the resolution of the film as this act marks the rest of Tommy's life. After having stolen the boat, he has completed his initiation task and is welcomed into the gangster lifestyle.

This long shot is important as through the mise-en-scene of the prop which is the boat, the audience realises that this whole short is centered around this object. It symbolically acts as the key which Tommy needs to enter his new life. We can comtrast this shot to the long shot of Tommy behind the garage door as he has now transgressed the life of freedom and has dived head first into one of danger and uncertainty.