Wednesday 6 October 2010

Opening scenes analysis

Waterloo Road
The opening scene if filmed in a family kitchen telling us that it is interior with four characters shown. Three of the characters are in school uniforms which show they are in their teenage years who are eating breakfast. The fourth character is a middle ages woman who is on the phone wearinng formal clothes. This could suggest that she may be a business woman in the way she presents herself.
The lighting used was bright, this shows that it is during the day in the morning as we notice the characters eating cereal. Also by using bright lighting it has lit up the characters faces so we know who some of the main people are going to be in this particular episode.
Diegetic sounds are used in the opeing scene of people talking about school things and speaking on the phone, these are the two sounds that can be heard show that is a very busy morning that shows the characters as unsettled and in a rush. This tells us that their will be dialogue throughout and gives us an indication to what the story line will be about when watching.
Many shots are used in the scene from medium close up, point of view (pov), close up and more, this helps to gain people attention by making it look interesting to watch and so that we stay watching the episode. Also using these shots they also help to tell the story as well as the dialogue keeping us entertained.

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