The scene begins with a long shot of a low lit room. Throughout the scene, this shot is constantly referred back to; this is called the master shot. Everyone in the room is wearing dark clothing which instantly makes us think that it’s a wake of some sort. The shot is almost like a point of view shot, allowing us to see Bernadette centrally framed. The Irish music begins the representation of the Irish, which is then continued when the dialogue begins.
The camera then jump cuts to a low angled, long shot of the 3 main characters where dialogue is exchanged. Throughout this shot, Bernadette is constantly in view of the camera as she dances across in front of it. This emphasises her need to be in the centre of attention. The camera then pans around the musicians as the dancing and enjoyment continues. A jump cut is then used to a two-shot of the characters, one of which is holding a beer and an erne. This confirms the assumption of the wake and represents the Irish way of giving people “a good send off.” The master shot is then used as the dance comes to and end and the characters all clap and cheer. A medium, close-up of Bernadette is used to give us a proper view of the character they are portraying. Her blonde curls contrast with the low lit room and dark clothes that everyone else is wearing. Her red bra is showing and her dress is very revealing. This could be classified as stereotyping her as a possible “slut” type of girl. A low angled shot is then used, in between two other characters, showing us a view of the band as they begin playing the next Irish jig, natural lighting is used through the window.
The camera begins to show more of peoples facial expressions [panning and jump cuts]; from this we can see their faces slowly drop. This creates enigma as we do not know what everyone’s attention has been captured by. A flat note is played by the musician, which synchronises with the shocked expression on the mothers face. The camera then pans and the diagetic noises are hear but the comments from people are amplified, to emphasis them. A close-up side shot of the 3 characters on the sofa is then used before the mother says “Francis”.
The master shot is then referred back to, to show the viewer what everyone is stunned at. At this point the diagetic noise is gone and all we can hear is amplified ambience. The enigma created, is then explained by a long shot of Chris, centrally framed in the master shot. Chris is wearing a white outfit, similar to what Kylie Minogue has worn. This forms contrasts to the rest of the room. Chris’s action is expressed by wearing woman’s clothing and make-up, before ‘coming out’ to everyone present at his fathers wake. During Chris’ speech, Nana faints. However, we do not know for sure that she has fainted, until we hear he amplified noise of Nana falling, the ‘thud’ noise, and the smashing of her glass.
The camera then jump cuts to a low angled, long shot of the 3 main characters where dialogue is exchanged. Throughout this shot, Bernadette is constantly in view of the camera as she dances across in front of it. This emphasises her need to be in the centre of attention. The camera then pans around the musicians as the dancing and enjoyment continues. A jump cut is then used to a two-shot of the characters, one of which is holding a beer and an erne. This confirms the assumption of the wake and represents the Irish way of giving people “a good send off.” The master shot is then used as the dance comes to and end and the characters all clap and cheer. A medium, close-up of Bernadette is used to give us a proper view of the character they are portraying. Her blonde curls contrast with the low lit room and dark clothes that everyone else is wearing. Her red bra is showing and her dress is very revealing. This could be classified as stereotyping her as a possible “slut” type of girl. A low angled shot is then used, in between two other characters, showing us a view of the band as they begin playing the next Irish jig, natural lighting is used through the window.
The camera begins to show more of peoples facial expressions [panning and jump cuts]; from this we can see their faces slowly drop. This creates enigma as we do not know what everyone’s attention has been captured by. A flat note is played by the musician, which synchronises with the shocked expression on the mothers face. The camera then pans and the diagetic noises are hear but the comments from people are amplified, to emphasis them. A close-up side shot of the 3 characters on the sofa is then used before the mother says “Francis”.
The master shot is then referred back to, to show the viewer what everyone is stunned at. At this point the diagetic noise is gone and all we can hear is amplified ambience. The enigma created, is then explained by a long shot of Chris, centrally framed in the master shot. Chris is wearing a white outfit, similar to what Kylie Minogue has worn. This forms contrasts to the rest of the room. Chris’s action is expressed by wearing woman’s clothing and make-up, before ‘coming out’ to everyone present at his fathers wake. During Chris’ speech, Nana faints. However, we do not know for sure that she has fainted, until we hear he amplified noise of Nana falling, the ‘thud’ noise, and the smashing of her glass.
