In the first
shot of the scene, there is a bride gently pacing through the church slightly
glancing at her surroundings. A mid/close shot is used, focussing mainly on her
head and chest, with the camera tracking backwards. The main point of this shot
is to set the scene of the film and allows the audience to grasp an idea of the
action which is yet to come.
The second
shot has changed to the bride’s point of view and is a wide shot which focusses
on the doorway, this makes the audience aware of the bride’s surroundings and
allows them to see exactly what her eyes are focused on. The doorway is made to
look like an escape from the church with the dark gloomy interior, contrasting
against the bright, peaceful outdoors.
In the third
shot, the bride can be seen reacting to the sounds she heard from outside, it
is a mid-shot but mainly focusses on her reaction. This brings a connection to
the audience and helps them understand her thought process.
In the
fourth shot it returns to a the same shot of the doorway, however this time it
is far closer and the bride can be seen in the right hand corner slowly edging
towards it again. The rule of thirds is used within this shot to keep the
emphasis and focus on the doorway, but still allows the bride to be shown.
The man with
the flute is shown sat outside the church in the fifth shot, with the bride
stood with her back to him in the distance. Her positioning emphasises a cold
vibe from her and that she doesn’t want to speak to him. A low angle shot it
used to enhance the tension and make her still look superior even though she is
smaller and further away.
A close-up
of the brides face is used then used as she turns her face towards the man.
This allows the audience to clearly see her reaction to seeing the man. A
series of shot reverse shots are then used of both the man and bride. Using
these builds tension between both individuals and suggests there is a sense of
unfinished business. As the shots get quicker, the non-diegetic music also
intensifies and adds that extra sense of tension.
After the
man greets the bride, a medium long shot of the bride is shown, this has a lot
of background and negative space, and this could have been used to shed a light
on their negative past. The bride’s back is still facing the man which
emphasises a hesitant nature, that she is unsure whether to trust him or not.
The ninth
shot is of the man looking at the bride, this is a long shot and is shot at a
slight high angle, as if it’s from the bride’s viewpoint. Due to her standing
up above him it makes it seem like she has the power in the situation.
The next
sequence of shots show the conversation between the man and the bride, this is
shown by mid shots, and then tracking shots of both of their feet edging closer
together. This gives the audience the sense of movement although it doesn’t show
how far/apart they are until their feet meet.
In the eleventh
shot is of the bride and man’s feet both facing each other’s. This is done by
using a close up and the rule of three to show a sense of togetherness as we
know they are very close in proximity.
The next
shot is a two-shot with the man and the bride both staring at each other. This
is done with a close-up shot and looks highly intimate even though there is
still a sense on conflict between the two. As this is the longest shot in the
scene you can feel the tension loosen as they start to become more comfortable
in each other’s presence.
In one of
the last shots, only the back of the brides head and the man’s face is visible,
there is no background or distractions visible. This is an over the shoulder
shot which is then alternated between the two characters. This brings a more
comfortable vibe which is less confrontational.
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