The above still is from a thriller film, below I have denotated and connotated key features of the still, which will hopefully help me when I come to make my opening sequence.
I am concentrating on the following: Signifiers (Denotation) & Signified (Connotation).
Camera:
- Mirror creates frame within a frame: Concentrates our focus onto what is within that frame. Makes us pay attention to something we may have overlooked.
- Medium, two shot: Close enough to see body positions and facial expressions too,
can see all characters involved.
can see all characters involved.
Mise-en-scene:
- Man in suit, woman in dress, hair fixed, applying make up: They are both about to go out for drinks/dinner or to an important occasion.
- Mirror reflects the woman’s face and the man is addressing the woman in the mirror: Lets us see both of their reactions and expressions.
- Mirror reflects the woman’s face and the man is addressing the woman in the mirror: Lets us see both of their reactions and expressions.
- Hotel room: They don’t live together/emotionally attached, no long term commitment.
- Black and white coloured: Old fashioned film.
Character:
- White male, 30-40, wearing a suit, looks anxious and is facing the woman: She is in control of the situation. He is urging her to do something and is frustrated because she isn’t paying attention/listening/taking any notice of what he has to say. He is tense/nervous.
- White female, 20-30, wearing a cocktail dress, she is looking in the mirror, applying lipstick: She is in control of the situation. She is defiant of his attempts to get her to do what he wants. She is continuing to do what she wants to do. She is independent.
- She isn’t smiling, looks irritated by him: She is fed up of him pestering her to do what he wants and his attempts to look after her.
- The man is leaning in towards her, leaning on mantelpiece: He is trying to persuade her to do/not do something very important. He could be a detective and she is a witness in a case/involved in a dangerous situation. He is trying to regain some form of power in the conversation.
- Her back is turned towards him: She is concentrating on what she is doing and isn’t concerned with him.
- She isn’t smiling, looks irritated by him: She is fed up of him pestering her to do what he wants and his attempts to look after her.
- The man is leaning in towards her, leaning on mantelpiece: He is trying to persuade her to do/not do something very important. He could be a detective and she is a witness in a case/involved in a dangerous situation. He is trying to regain some form of power in the conversation.
- Her back is turned towards him: She is concentrating on what she is doing and isn’t concerned with him.
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