Secrets and Lies - THIRTEEN

Notes on THIRTEEN

Mise-en-scene 

Costume – The gentlemen all look very smart and neat in their suits and are also colour coordinated with each other; this shows that they wanted to show a connection between all of them (e.g possibly business partners).

Body language&Facial expression- All of the men have enthusiastic smiles with their hands neatly in the pockets before the shot has been taken. However, as soon as the flash goes off the smiles immediately fade, the hands come out of the pockets and a man even checks the time. This shows that they were not as enthusiastic about the photo as they made out. Their sudden change in expression tells the audience that the photo shoot was actually an inconvenience for them.

Lighting– There is a darker background and strong lighting coming from above the gentlemen shining down this is so that the main focus are the gentlemen 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 is clearer and their lines. The gentlemen have no dialogue; this could be to show how they just want to get it over with.

References to Britain- The photographer has a stereo typical cockney accent and there is a stereotype towards british men as being dull, unattractive characters .

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