Essay Notes

Camera shots, angles, movement and composition -

• Mid shot in the taxi, level and equal showing of the two people
• Close up
• Shot reverse shot
• Two shot MLS
• When the women walks into the hospital the camera goes from a long shot of the women to a close up of the man
• Birds eye shot of the doctors room, into a tilt up of the women crying which shows weakness
• Tracking shot

Mise en scene -

• Wedding rings clearly shown which shows union and equality
• In the beginning the women seems to have all of the power as she knows where they are going, pays for the cab and independently goes into the doctors alone
• Clear location
• Surrounded by white flowers
• He is on top of her - power?
• The women is wearing a very feminine dress with subtle makeup

Sound -

• Non diegetic sounds e.g. cars, heartbeat
• 'Where are we going, why are we here?' a quote from the man which shows the women has the power
• Diegetic dialogue
• Background music- slow
• Music fades into diegetic sound

Editing -

• Slow motion
• Heartbeat sound
• Point of view shot shows male dominance