Establishing shot- opens up the scene
and introduces us to where the action of the characters is taking place. We
then have a master shot so we see the name and the exact place of restaurant,
adding more information.
We then have a long shot of all the
characters and tables which is effective because we are shown all the places to
establish the setting before we actually see the main characters. Then there
is a cut of the two characters and this is shown through a long shot so we gain
information of what they look like/ what they are wearing.
Through the invisible editing we then
cut to a close-up shot of her taking out a tag sticker out quickly and then
moves back to the full long shot of the table. This can be an example of
continuity editing called match on action because the shots are all different
but seem to flow like one together.
There is then the use of parallel editing
where we see a different location of a man in the kitchen while we are still
hearing the man at the table talking to the women. This does make the scene
more unique but also ads some suspense as to why we are being shown this. This is also interesting as we can still see
the man when we are shown a mid close up shot of the women. She appears to be slightly
on the right which enables our view of the man in the kitchen- this may mean
that he is important to the plot.
We then get the shot-reverse shot of
them having a conversation were as we see the women speaking we see his
shoulder and the same happens in reverse. This creates a sense of intimacy as
we feel that as an audience we are part of the two character’s conversation and
the fluency of the shots reversing makes it more realistic.
There is more parallel editing when
we are shown from the mid close-up of the table scene, to the kitchen scene and
then long shot of restaurant tables again creating more curiosity that the main
two characters may actually be involved with the man they keep showing behind
the restaurant.
The rest of the scene mainly remains
in shot-reverse shots as we gain detail of what they are talking about and are
able to see their facial expressions and some of body language. The fluidity of
this also enhances our interest and does not make it boring to watch.
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