-The first shot using a shallow depth of field close up of the matches on the side infront of the man. We can see that there is a person behind these but we don't see him yet. We then get a second shot of a champagne glass on a table. Again we see the person behind typing but we don't see him yet. There is then another shot of the champagne which then raises questions. Why is he celebrating an why cant we see him yet? This was done to create mystery about who the person is and why these random pieces of mise en scene are significant and used.-We then get a medium long shot of the character and it then cuts to a medium close up of him to see his reaction to what he is holding.
-We then get a few close ups of him popping open the champagne and pouring it into the glass on the table, and then lighting the match. This is to show what he is doing clearly and show us that he is celebrating on his own. This is also the close ups we got before but backwards, to make it more interesting.
-When we cut to him being outside in a long shot, he throws a snowball and it cuts to show the snowball hitting the tree. The match on action is to show where and what he's throwing it at.
-All the time we see him, they use eye level angles to show the realism, and all these shots add together to maybe show that he is lonely or bored?
Mise En Scene
-The mise en scene of the clip is simple. They show one champagne class, a match and cigerette and a bottle of champagne. This shows the spectator that he is alone and celebrating alone.
-He is clearly writing a book, and all though he should be happy after completing it, his facial expression stays unhappy or not satisfied.
-We can see that it is snowing outside, which could be a clever use of pathetic fallacy, or could just be where the film is set.
-He is using an old type writer which shows the time period in which it was made (1990)
-His home decor looks cosy but a bit boring, which could show that he lives alone and doesn't care much for his surroundings. It looks like a kind of cottage from just the old feel to it. The outside shots then reinforce this because it looks like a big shed in the background.
Editing
-The beginning sequence opens with a fade from balck, just to introduce the film and show the first shot
-The sequence uses straight cuts to the next shot, and this would be to make it flow.
-The pace is slow and often the camera lingers on certain parts, and doesn't change. The pace would be slow because there's no action or anything to keep us on the edge of the seat, however we are asking questions. The pace could be complimenting the mood of the character, because it's slow and doesn't change too often.
-There is use of match on action when the man picks up the cigarette and then the match, because we see him go down to pick them up and then we see him with them.
-They also show an eye line and match on action shot when he throws the snowball because we see him look at the tree and then throw it. This is to keep the viewer informed and show his rural location.
Sound
-Diegetic sound is used first when the three shallow depth of field shots are on screen, we hear the type writer in the background so this lets us know what he is doing, and makes it more realistic. This was probably done with a Foley artist to create the perfect sound for it. The echo in the room shows that he's probably alone in a not full house. The sound is probably enhanced so we can hear it clearly.
-We also hear an eerie piece of music coming on top of it, and this signifies that something is not quite right. This is an example of non diegetic sound because it would have been put in afterwards as the man can't hear it. There is still diegetic sounds of the man moving things around while the music is going on.The music gets more intense as he puts the book in his bag and pops open the champagne.
-When he lights a cigarette however, the music gets softer and is more triumphant, but only stays like this for a few seconds when he smiles.
-The non diegetic sound stops when we cut to him being outside and the rest is just plain diegetic sounds of the door closing and hitting the tree.
Some good evidence of work here Meg and good analysis. Some of it is a little descriptive and you could do with some more images to really highlight the points you are making. You use images to little effect in some posts but not all so you may wish to return to them. I would expect some discussion of narrative prior to this weeks lessons as you have done some of it in film.
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