Mise en Scene:
We see straight away in the first clip that the people in the clip come from a working class background as they are all doing manual labour. After the first cut, in the second shot we see a young boy sweeping the path. It appears as if he is a servant/worker for the family and is helping out keeping things tidy. We see a girl appear who appears to be Scottish due to her accent; she also looks to not be very rich and is wearing scruffy clothes which suggest she has been brought up within a poor family. She has jeans that look too big for her, she is only a small girl and her jeans are really baggy and touch the floor, this could be due to the lack of cash within the family. Also her top/shirt looks too small/ short for her body. However, she does look like she is wearing makeup which suggests that she has sufficient funds either within her family or that she earns enough to buy makeup. Either that or she has really good skin; this may show that she can afford products such as skin care products. We then see a man who looks to be a senior member of the household. He talks loud which makes up assume he is confident and high up. When we see the girl in the car she is muttering to herself about how to drive, as if she is recapping. She claims to have passed first time but just after she sets off we hear a bang and the camera cuts to the crash scene. We notice the boy who was sweeping on the drive looks like he cares for the girl and is genuinely concerned for her after he hears the bang and realises she has crashed, he ran over. When the man Amy crashes into gets out the car he shouts her name as if he knows her and it sounds like he is high up in the local community. As the two men are exchanging words in the office they have a drink of brandy, this suggests they could be upper class and that they are fairly well off. The man’s accent is very posh which could show that he comes from a good background and had a privileged upbringing. He is also very demanding and wants to take Amy back to school to finish her exams as he promised he would. This must mean that the headmaster knows Amy’s dad well and doesn’t want to let him down. Amy clearly seems frustrated by the fact she has just been asked to leave, but she has been lying to everyone and needs to finish her exams. We see everyone taking part in a group activity and trying to get finished, everyone is positive and seems to be in a good mood. Pauls goof mood turns sour right at the end as he finds out that Amy has run away. His mood turns from being positive to his face dropping.
Editing:
A tracking shot is used at firs at the camera follows the two elderly gentlemen from around the corner back to the car. After the cut between clips we see Amy arrive from inside the house, the camera pans to the left to follow Amy as she walks. The camera then stops, demonstrating an over the shoulder shot. The man then throws the keys to Amy, we see him throw the keys and then see her catching them, we don’t notice the cut/transition between the clips, and this is demonstrating continuous editing. We then see the camera rotate from the front of the car gradually to the window to show her in the car thinking about how to drive. When the crash occurs we hear the crash as we are looking at the people putting the shovels in the back of the truck and then after the cut we see the crash scene and the drivers emerging from their cars. This is an example of parallel editing. We also see Amy getting out of her car in one shot from an extreme long shot and then still getting out after the cut in a close up. This is an example of continuous editing again. During the conversation there are lots of cuts between characters but when the boy talks it cuts to him and then pans right to the man as he butts in. As the two men walk towards the camera in the office the camera begins to zoom in slowly. There is another example of parallel editing when the shot is cut back at the house whilst the build is commencing. It shows two completely different places within the same time frame. When Amy is in the bedroom, the camera pans from left to right, showing her teddy. It then focuses on her legs before it tilts upward to her face. It then continues to pan right to show her in the mirror before finally zooming in on her photo. As the lady enters the room the camera is showing the window ledge it then tilts up to show her entering the room. The camera cuts back to the build again using the technique of parallel editing.
Sound:
Music stops at the end of the first shot, and a different piece starts at the start of the next shot, after the cut and sounds very country like. Whilst the music is commencing we still hear the ambient sounds of them putting things in the truck and also we hear the voice of a man talking. When we see the second shot there is a brief pause before the second track starts, we hear solely his brush sweeping; however, when the track starts the sound of the brush becomes less noticeable but doesn’t go quieter. We then hear dialogue between the boy and girl, and eventually the man talks too. When the man talks we hear the voice but don’t see the man, which is an example of asynchronous sound. Also when we do see the man after it cuts to him the music is still on after the cut which is an example of a sound bridge, it then cuts back continuing the sound bridge. We hear the sound of the keys over the sound of his final word and also over the soundtrack. Throughout the clip we constantly hear the banging and clanging of them men putting tools in the truck and banging them about. We then hear the car turn on, ticking over and then finally pulling off. When the crash happens we hear the sound of the breaks as they screech and then a bang as the cars collide, but we don’t see this happen, when the shot cuts, we then see the crash. This is another example of asynchronous sound. There are many sounds in the next part when they have the conversation, including the slamming of doors, birds chirping and dialogue from several characters. When they go in the office we hear the door open and close and the dialogue between the elderly gentleman with the strong accent and the man. The music that starts just before the cut to the countryside, again demonstrates asynchronous sound. The music is very upbeat and country like. There is a constant beat which is fast and repetitive. The shot then cuts back to the house to the bedroom and the girl is packing, the music turns slow and sad and changes song. When the final song finishes we hear the ambient sound of the birds chirping in the background behind the dialogue and the working noises.
Camerawork, Shots, Angles, Composition and Movement:
The very first shot is a loos frame which shows the main character. It is shot slightly above head height showing a high angled shot. Next we see another loose framed shot and a great demonstration of an over the shoulder shot. It is filmed with the boy in the foreground making it seem like a mid-shot but when the girl appears in the doorway it appears to be a long shot. We then see a tight shot and a medium close up when the girl is sat in the car. We then see after this, when she pulls off out of another loose frame it is an extreme longshot, we see the whole courtyard that is still and the one moving object that draws the eye is fairly small and in the middle. When the headmaster is talking he is always at the right of the screen, this uses the rule of thirds. It is a mid-shot with a loose frame. When we see the crash it is filmed from a high angle, up in a tree. When they get back to the house, in his office they walk through the door, we can see the whole office and the people, this is an example of an extreme long shot. When we hear the crash sound the camera is on the people back at the house and as they hear it they quickly turn round and we see the shocked look on their faces.
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