Project 3: Movie Clip Analysis BLK

Film-making conventions 

• There are very few shots where both Christine and Walters are shown in at the same time until the shot where he runs up and hugs her. This has been done to show a certain distance between them, and that could possibly be because he is not actually her son.

• There are mostly close-ups and mid-close ups as character and narrative is portrayed rather than action, as the audience want to see the expressions of the characters and how they react to the situation.

Cultural Codes

• Christine's colourful clothes juxtapose the fact that she looks distressed. On the other hand, the fact that her clothes are colourful and everyone else's aren't, present her as singled out from the rest.

• Christine's hat creates a shadow on her eyes which connotes a sense of sadness, like a black veil would at a funeral. This creates a juxtaposition with her clothes as they are more colourful but that could be because she is trying to hide that sense of sadness and hopelessness.