Secrets and Lies - TEN

Notes on TEN

Mise-en-scene 

Costume – The woman on the left looks as though she is dressed for work; smart casual with her hair up and away from her face. The woman on the right has a loud printed dress (which was quite fashionable at the time) but the style was designed to be comfortable and easy to wear, features that mostly attracted mothers and so the woman's costume tells the audience that she is wants those around her to know that she is a proud mother. The three children in the middle are all wearing baby blue ballerina outfits. This tells the audience that the mother wanted this shot to make her three "miracles" look like cute and beautiful ballet dancers.

Body language&Facial expression- The mother shows her excitement for the photo shoot through her constant grin and her fast adjustments of the girl's tutu. The children are standing very still holding a dancers pose which they were obviously instructed to do so. The children's facial expression are blank to show how they are oblivious to the conversation going on around them. 

Lighting– Unlike all the other shots, there are two spot lights coming from each top corner of the shot. These spotlights are often visible in theatres during performances and so the mother could want the shot to look like the three girls are performing.

Sound- There is no music while the photo shoot is taking place so the speech from the mother and the helper is clearer.

References to Britain- The mother has a typical posh sounding London accent.

Colour- The three girls are wearing light coloured clothing which stands out making the girls the main focus of the shot (which is obviously the mother's aim).

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