Monday, 15 October 2012

He Loves Me He Loves Me Not scene deconstruction #1


38:20 – 40:00

Sound
  • Enhanced heartbeat is presumably Angelique's   
  • Breathing again is Angelique's after she has been running 
  • Non-diegetic operatic music - dramatises the scene 
  • Whisper of 'Je t'aime' meaning I love you, subtle sound could represent how Angelique has just about heard it as she is intruding 
  • I love you repeats itself almost like it is playing over in Angelique's mind 
  • Slamming of police van doors and subtle siren is drowned out but the non-diegetic music and heartbeat 
  • Heartbeat continuous thorughout scene
  • Slow click of each gas knob
  • Diegetic seeping gas sound 

Mise en scene
  • Running
  • Police van
  • Slobby clothing -  not concerned with her appearance to obsessed to care
  • Ringing her hands – worry as she cares for Loic
  • His busy scene being surrounded by police and reporters contrasts her rather empty scene looking over, shows she is isolated from everything
  • Dishevelled appearance – hair is messy and unkempt, grazed cheek, no make up (contrast to early in the film where she was seen enjoying putting on make up and making herself up)
  • Wife's wedding ring clearly in shot – reaffirms how unattainable he is
  • Passionate kiss between Loic and his wife 
  • His gaze is solely on wife
  • Angelique is staring at him
  • Angelique attempts suicide – what she has seen has confirmed he has eluded her and her obsession with him is so strong she wants to commit suicide
  • Lays on the floor – awaiting and closes her eyes

Camera angles
  • Tracking shot of her running
  • Long shot of him being taken by the police – her perspective always watching from a far like a stalker would
  • Wife runs into frame, interrupts Angelique's vision and sole focus on Loic and so she becomes distracted by the pair of them together
  • Camera is always following Loic - reflects Angelique's focus on him
  • Mid shot of kiss which is centred in the middle of the camera frame
  • Close up on Angelique's face shows her reaction to their kiss - facial expression looks as though she has been betrayed, her eyes glossy close to tears
  • Close up of passionate kiss
  • Blurry shoulder of someone at the edge of the shot in the way - perhaps from Angelique's perspective as she is watching through the crowd
  • Another close up of Angelique's face, her eyes follow the police van as he is driven away and her nostrils flare showing her upset
  • Close up of Angelique turning on the gas knobs - allows the audience to realise what is happening
   Editing
  • Cuts from Angelique to what she is looking at then back and forth to see her reactions to the action
  • Slowed down motion to make the kiss more intense and to show that it is what is playing on Angelique's mind
  • Slower pace to reflect Angelique's disbelief in what she has witnessed and how time has slowed for her as she has had a sudden shock/impact of the truth which she is struggling to comprehend
  • The pace is very slow in order to be reflective

Amy Freeman

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