Age is a length of time that a person has lived for. A mixture of ages are portrayed in this clip from young to old, through the use of mise-en-scene, camera work, sound and editing. The overall clip seems to look like it has a high production value because of its settings and the costume used for just one 6 minute scene. This extract has a linear narrative because all of its events are in chronological order.
Firstly, the audience are introduced to a lawyer directing questions at a young boy in a courtroom through an over the shoulder shot. This shot lingered for 8 seconds; slow paced editing used in order to create tension. The young boy responds with "yes" three times to the mans direct questions, within just 4 seconds. His single word replies convey him as vulnerable and intimidated by the lawyer, because the lawyer has power over the offender with his well-paid job along with being much older.
An establishing shot is what's used to show the room that the characters are in. It's a court room filled with lawyer's and the jury, with light shining down on the boy. Having this as the setting makes the clip seem more verisimilitude, as a court case with a murderer is possible in the real world.
Mise-en-scene allows the audience to see the costume of the two main characters in this clip. Through a mid shot, the lawyer is shown to be dressed in a black suit with a wig worn by lawyers and his body posture is confident because he keeps his eyes on the offender with his chin up. His confidence confirms that he has had years of experience in the lawyer department, therefore through his job, it is evident that this man has had years of education and work to now be dealing with a murder investigation in a court room, conveying his age as old. Closer mid shots show a few wrinkles present on his forehead which further supports him as an older man.
A mid shot is again used in this clip to illustrate the boy's attire. He is dressed in a smart suit to come across as presentable to the court room, however his emotions are all over the place. He is insanely pale with dark watery eyes, and he often sucks in his bottom lip. The audience would assume that this is a connotation of him trying to stopping himself from falling apart. His character is very young in this clip, as he is unable to deal with the threat of being put behind bars, and perhaps had lack of sleep over the nights leading up to this day. Younger people are stereotypically weaker than older people, therefore his actions and appearance support him as young because he is clearly struggling to cope; as would any young person being accused of murder. The audience know it is a murder investigation through the sound. The Lawyer traces over actions of a night where the boy wiped "blood from the cupboard handles" and through the "retrieval" of his jacket he'd left at the crime scene.
This clip consists of mainly over the shoulder shots and mid shots with a close up at the end. In the over the shoulder shots and mid shots, the boy has a direct light shining down on him, whilst the two body guards behind him are unclear. This use of lighting allows the audience to focus on just the boy. The lighting is also quite unflattering because it whitens his complexion and forms a lot of shadow, which demonstrates that even if he is young, kids of his age are capable of murder. The vague, short and slow zoom is used as the boy shakes his head and defends himself with "I'm not cold blooded", but the zoom suggests he could be because it begins to zoom during his moment of thought, not fully confident on being innocent. The boy's body language is never quite still. He shuffles around often, tilts his head and looks across the room. He is clearly uncomfortable which again conveys him as vulnerable and struggling to cope with his situation at such a young age.
The lawyer talks with fast paced sentences and gradually slows down his words in order to perhaps patronise the boy. He is using his years of experience to his advantage in getting the young boy to crack. Young audiences may perhaps feel sympathy for the boy, because there is such a lack of sound in this clip that when he is quiet and the lawyer is waiting for an answer, it is evident that he is upset and intimidated. Through voice the audience discover that he used to be at Uni, 7 months ago. This means he is between the ages of 18 and 22; young.
A mid shot is then switched towards the crowd in the courtroom, all turning their heads toward the boy waiting for yet another answer from him. Everyone around him are dominant and have more power than he does. A close up shot of another lawyer in this clip, this time female, is used to convey her as perhaps the young boys lawyer who is there to set him free. She looks warily around for a moment and then looks down whilst the man catches the boy out on his lies. Her body language conveys that she is perhaps less experienced than the male lawyer as she looks worried for her case, conveying her as younger than the older man, despite their job.
The sound of a spinner is introduced as soundtrack during the boy's admission to not calling an ambulance. This music can be interpreted as the time running out, as a good 30 second mid shot is held on the boy during this as well. He flickers his eyes from one room to the other multiple times before answering anything, exaggerating his vulnerability. The boy burries his head down onto his hands as a sign of giving up, and then lifts it up whilst crying. He cannot stand up to the man who has power and dominance because he is young and clueless and unconfident, or perhaps just a guilty kid. The shadows on him and the unsaturated tones in the shots denote a negative scene in this clip. He puts his hands up as a sign of "no more". The boy's body language and posture is filled with an endless amount of weakness and fright. The male lawyer eventually sits down, the horror styled soundtrack disappearing with his exit from the screen.
The clip concludes with a 13 second close up of his face from a high angle, with the question "Did you kill Melanie?" lingering in the atmosphere. Ultimately, age has been represented in this clip as dominant yet vulnerable.
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Word Bank:
Connotation/Denotation
Verisimilitude
High/Low production value
Narrative
Parallel editing (two scenes happening at the same time but being showing separately)
Include 'parallel editing' if it's in the clip.
Screentime/Size they are in the screen will convey how important a character is.
Continuity
Shot reverse shot
An establishing shot is what's used to show the room that the characters are in. It's a court room filled with lawyer's and the jury, with light shining down on the boy. Having this as the setting makes the clip seem more verisimilitude, as a court case with a murderer is possible in the real world.
Mise-en-scene allows the audience to see the costume of the two main characters in this clip. Through a mid shot, the lawyer is shown to be dressed in a black suit with a wig worn by lawyers and his body posture is confident because he keeps his eyes on the offender with his chin up. His confidence confirms that he has had years of experience in the lawyer department, therefore through his job, it is evident that this man has had years of education and work to now be dealing with a murder investigation in a court room, conveying his age as old. Closer mid shots show a few wrinkles present on his forehead which further supports him as an older man.
A mid shot is again used in this clip to illustrate the boy's attire. He is dressed in a smart suit to come across as presentable to the court room, however his emotions are all over the place. He is insanely pale with dark watery eyes, and he often sucks in his bottom lip. The audience would assume that this is a connotation of him trying to stopping himself from falling apart. His character is very young in this clip, as he is unable to deal with the threat of being put behind bars, and perhaps had lack of sleep over the nights leading up to this day. Younger people are stereotypically weaker than older people, therefore his actions and appearance support him as young because he is clearly struggling to cope; as would any young person being accused of murder. The audience know it is a murder investigation through the sound. The Lawyer traces over actions of a night where the boy wiped "blood from the cupboard handles" and through the "retrieval" of his jacket he'd left at the crime scene.
This clip consists of mainly over the shoulder shots and mid shots with a close up at the end. In the over the shoulder shots and mid shots, the boy has a direct light shining down on him, whilst the two body guards behind him are unclear. This use of lighting allows the audience to focus on just the boy. The lighting is also quite unflattering because it whitens his complexion and forms a lot of shadow, which demonstrates that even if he is young, kids of his age are capable of murder. The vague, short and slow zoom is used as the boy shakes his head and defends himself with "I'm not cold blooded", but the zoom suggests he could be because it begins to zoom during his moment of thought, not fully confident on being innocent. The boy's body language is never quite still. He shuffles around often, tilts his head and looks across the room. He is clearly uncomfortable which again conveys him as vulnerable and struggling to cope with his situation at such a young age.
The lawyer talks with fast paced sentences and gradually slows down his words in order to perhaps patronise the boy. He is using his years of experience to his advantage in getting the young boy to crack. Young audiences may perhaps feel sympathy for the boy, because there is such a lack of sound in this clip that when he is quiet and the lawyer is waiting for an answer, it is evident that he is upset and intimidated. Through voice the audience discover that he used to be at Uni, 7 months ago. This means he is between the ages of 18 and 22; young.
A mid shot is then switched towards the crowd in the courtroom, all turning their heads toward the boy waiting for yet another answer from him. Everyone around him are dominant and have more power than he does. A close up shot of another lawyer in this clip, this time female, is used to convey her as perhaps the young boys lawyer who is there to set him free. She looks warily around for a moment and then looks down whilst the man catches the boy out on his lies. Her body language conveys that she is perhaps less experienced than the male lawyer as she looks worried for her case, conveying her as younger than the older man, despite their job.
The sound of a spinner is introduced as soundtrack during the boy's admission to not calling an ambulance. This music can be interpreted as the time running out, as a good 30 second mid shot is held on the boy during this as well. He flickers his eyes from one room to the other multiple times before answering anything, exaggerating his vulnerability. The boy burries his head down onto his hands as a sign of giving up, and then lifts it up whilst crying. He cannot stand up to the man who has power and dominance because he is young and clueless and unconfident, or perhaps just a guilty kid. The shadows on him and the unsaturated tones in the shots denote a negative scene in this clip. He puts his hands up as a sign of "no more". The boy's body language and posture is filled with an endless amount of weakness and fright. The male lawyer eventually sits down, the horror styled soundtrack disappearing with his exit from the screen.
The clip concludes with a 13 second close up of his face from a high angle, with the question "Did you kill Melanie?" lingering in the atmosphere. Ultimately, age has been represented in this clip as dominant yet vulnerable.
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Word Bank:
Connotation/Denotation
Verisimilitude
High/Low production value
Narrative
Parallel editing (two scenes happening at the same time but being showing separately)
Include 'parallel editing' if it's in the clip.
Screentime/Size they are in the screen will convey how important a character is.
Continuity
Shot reverse shot
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