The first thing we notice in this
shot is the bright lights between Martin Blower and Eve Draper, we then move to
Blower, as he is pretty much dead-center. We then move right and notice Draper
holding a champagne glass then back to the wardrobe dummy in the foreground.
The lighting is more low-key than
anything as the shot is moody and dark.
This is a neutral slightly below eye-level shot.
A majority of this shot is black
and shadowed which symbolizes the hidden, the secretive, and the mysterious. Red
and/or orange are the secondary colors. Red is seen in the costume behind and
above Blower and in the costume in the foreground. Red symbolizes sexuality,
passions, and anger. The only other color in the shot is green as seen on
Draper’s shirt. Green can symbolize compassion, generousness, materialism,
envy, and greed.
It appears that a telephoto lens
was used. The foreground and background are out of focus.
This isn’t the densest scene, but
it does contain a decent amount of information. If one hasn’t seen the movie
before one could guess that they could be actors with the dummy with the
costume in the foreground and what looks like a costume behind that. Also, in
the background one can possibly make out a make-up mirror and lights. Also,
these two might be celebrating something as evidence with the champagne
glasses. The aforementioned dummy in the foreground lends some foreshadowing of
events to come soon after this shot.
There is a clear foreground
(dummy), mid-ground (Blower and Draper), and background (mirror and lights).
The shot is definitely closed. Blower and Draper appear to be getting squeezed
by the dummy and the edge of the frame suggesting they have zero chance of
escape. It’s tightly framed mid-range shot showing their torso’s to the tops of
their heads. The camera appears to be close to both actors (within 5-10’). Both
actors extend from close to the top of the frame through the bottom of the
frame.
Both Blower and Draper are in a
half-turn position to the camera as they had been having a conversation, but
just heard a knock on the door. There is relatively zero space between the two
characters.
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