Camera Angle
The very first opening shot is a
slow pan following the characters movement, just as the human eye
would also do. The way the camera follows the character engages the
audiences attention as to what the character is trying to follow.
There is a sudden close-up shot of Rinettes face but also a distorted
image of a character in the back, this camera angle is from
perspective of the Doctor as he tries to understand what is happening
in the girls mind. It is also an establishing shot that shows what
the Doctor is looking at at that level. The clip makes use of a lot
of establishing shots, this not only gives the audienve visual on
what is happening but it also the layout hints the different eras
they are in at the time. The audience are able to view the story from
two different times.
Mis en Scene
The arrangement of the characters in
the show is there forn a specific reason. The character of the person
with the mask placed behind the girl depicts the ‘creepy’ nature
of the character. The costume of the alien character portrays a
different era the doctor is in at that very moment, as the doctor
travels through time. It also has connotations of the character
‘Captain Hook’ from Peter Pan. The attire on the character
Rinette is also similar to the character ‘Wendy’ from the same
film. The costume alone showing mis en scene from different eras and
characters from other films. The arrangement in the composition such
as the turning wall, mirrors the character of the doctor as it
revolves and travels around. The doctor also travels through time
into other eras, this can be seen as he travels back around to check
on the character Rinette. Again we see a completely different era
with the new costume on Rinette as she has now grown into an adult.
The setting also shows the different eras and worlds. For example the
wood walls and fire place seen in the first composition set a
different tone for atmosphere, it is seen as calm and comfortable,
whereas behind the wall is more of an office consumed with new
technology, this again is another aspect into the Doctors world. The
camera shot that shows the fire place and wood walls goes against the
setting of the second composition because it is from two different
worlds or eras.
Editing
Order of the shots are in
a sequence which is easy for the audience to engage with. This also
keeps continuity as it helps the viewer make sense of the storyline
by the smooth flow from shot to shot. In doing this it creates a
sense of realism, The majority of the shots are focused around the
Doctor and his perspectives on the environment around him. There are
quite a few transitions seen in the clip, when going from one side of
the wall to the other as it is quick and is a wide shot showing the
smooth changes between them.
Sound
There is use of both digetic and
non-digetic sound in the clip. At the very beginning the use of non
digetic sound becomes more evident as the scene progresses as the
camera goes onto a close-up of the girls face, the other character is
seen in the background. This is when the non-digetic sound suddenly
comes in causing the audience to feel a sense of shock to the
character behind the girl. This creates suspense for the viewers to
the outworkings of that particular character.
Representation is seen in all four
of these aspects from the clip. Certain areas represent time eras and
the differences between them or characters perpectives just from the
camera angles, representing a characters point of view.
