Secrets and Lies - ONE

Notes on ONE

Mise-en-scene 

Costume – Typical late 1980 to 1990 style dress, women look like they have made the effort in their dress; younger woman has visible make-up which shows their enthusiasm towards the photo, the man had to have his tie adjusted and his paper removed from project which shows lack of enthusiasm, boy had stereo typical young teenage clothes; baggy rock tshirt , scruffy hair.

Body language&Facial expression- From the man, there was clear expression in his face showing that he didn’t want to be where he was, his hands clasped together close to him showed that he was uncomfortable. The younger woman was quite over expressive with her laughing and smiling giving hints of being nervous. The younger boy had little movement with the occasional roll of his eyes which matches the feeling of the male giving the viewer a stereo typical idea of how males are very unenthusiastic towards family events such as having a family photo taken. 

Lighting– There is a darker background and strong lighting coming from above the family shining down this is so that the main focus is the family and the darker, plain background makes the light source clearer and could also be considered as a prop backdrop for the photo shoot.

Sound- There is no music while the photo shoot is taking place so the speech from the photographer and the family is clearer and their lines are overlapping; this gives the scene a very realistic setting and feeling of an everyday event

References to Britain- The photographer has a stereo typical cockney accent and the family has a typical posh sounding London accent.

Colour- There is a lack of bold, bright colours to reflect the dullness of the situation.

Stereotypes are used frequently in this clip so that it is easy to relate to and is entertaining.