Cutting It Extract

Cutting It Extract

Through the representation of gender, the clip starts with an establishing shot of two characters in the back of a taxi, this indicates to the audience straight away that the clip has been taken from the middle of a TV episode due to the fact that we didn’t see the characters entering the taxi which means that we don’t know where they are going. The audience can see a mid shot of the character talking, by the woman leaning on the man’s shoulder indicates to the audience that they are in love and that she wants to feel protected. The audience then sees a clear mid shot of the man taking the woman’s hand and kissing it, this shows a clear indication that they have a close relationship. Medium close ups are used a lot when the characters are talking, them seem to be apologising about the past, these medium close ups emphasises the seriousness in the conversation. In the next scene there is a clear close up of the woman’s hand where you can see a wedding ring; this highlights the relati0onship status they are in. However through diegetic sound the dialogue emphases that there has been cheating in the relationship which may foreshadow something happening as the close up is quite long.

As the characters get out of the taxi a wide shot is used to highlight the street that they are at, in the background the audience can see an ambulance. This indicates to the audience where they might be at, or that something is going to happen and they may need an ambulance. Over the shoulder shot of the woman talking to the man highlights the man’s face as he is worried and wants to go with the woman, big close-ups and two shots emphasis the seriousness in the conversation. As she leaves the man she kisses him and a wider shot highlights her crossing the road towards the hospital, a quick close-up is used to emphasis his anxiety.

A high angle shot is used in the consultant’s office, this highlights that it’s something important which may be quite significant in the rest of the clip. The director cuts in between the consultant’s office and outside where the man is waiting for the woman, close-ups are used to highlight the relationship as the man stares at his wedding ring smiling. A POV shot highlights to the audience what the man is looking at, which in this case the woman is walking out from the hospital with a tearful smile. This questions the audience as to what has actually happened as the audience cannot hear the dialogue in the consultant’s office. The woman walks towards the edge of the road where she yells out ‘Guess what’, the director cuts straight back the man’s face as he just watched his wife being run over, a close up is used to highlight his feelings. Slow motion/long shot is then used as the man runs towards the woman where she is lying on the floor. A close up high angle shot is used when he puts his hand on her face and lies on the ground with her.

The clip uses narrative continuity editing that is typical of British TV Dramas, slow opening shots; these shots highlight the scenes when the characters are showing their love for each other and how much they care. However this changes when they begin to talk about what they did in the past, for example cheating, this becomes more or a shot reverse shot. Towards the end of the clip a lot of fast cross-cutting is used, this builds up tension to what’s happening also by having the slow motion after the woman gets run over also builds more tension as its taking longer to see how she is.

The diegetic sound in the cab does confuse the audience for a bit as they don’t know what’s happening due to the clip starting in the middle. “I know about Melissa”, this highlights to the audience that they’ve cheated on each other. Non-diegetic sound is used as the woman enters the hospital, this changes the tone of the scene which draws the audience more into the scene as they can’t hear any dialogue. As she leaves the hospital the music begins to fade and the audience begin to hear street noises of cars etc. This foreshadows the accident, the non-diegetic sound emphasises the squealing of the brakes and the shattering of glass.

The audience can tell that the clip is middle class; this is because the beginning of the clip is set in the back of a cab. During the cab drive, the characters looked out of the window every now and then which illustrated to the audience that it was an urban setting. By the woman paying the cab driver indicates to the audience that she is in control of this situation as the man didn’t know where he was going. The man was in a smart suit and the woman had make up and nice hair and expensive looking coat over a dress, this suggested to the audience that they could afford expensive things which portray them to be in a high class. In the consultants room it is quite dark, this may suggest to the audience that this is a place of drama and tension; this is also because of the fact that the audience cannot hear any dialogue in this scene.