1. The facial expression portrayed
on the woman’s face displays
that she is distressed and clearly
uncomfortable with the
situation. The man’s facial
expression demonstrates that
he is extremely focused and
serious which suggests that he is
not as restless as the woman is.
The man’s hand is wrapped
around the woman’s arm in
quite a violent way. The woman
is turned slightly away from him
which demonstrates that she is
not happy about the grasp that
he has on her and is trying to
face away from him to show her
power. The low angle shot on
both of them displays that each
of them has their own amount
of power.
The characters clothes look slightly tattered and the woman’s
dress seems to have blood stains on it. The man’s blazer sleeve is
ripped at the top which demonstrates that they may have been
involved in a violent scuffle.
The mise-en-scene of the
background highlights that they
are in a posh place. The
glimpse of the grand light
emphasises that the place is
most probably very expensive
and classy. This contradicts the
scruffy way in which the man
and woman are presented
because they look like they
should not belong in such an
exquisite environment. Their
outfits convey that they are at
their own wedding, which is
also displayed by the rows of
chairs in the background. The
fact that the chairs are slightly
blurred out highlights that the
main focus is on the characters
and that the usually happy
wedding environment is no
longer relevant to the
characters situation.
The midshot accentuates that the idea is for the main
focus to be on the tattered clothing of the characters
and also of their facial expressions. Even without
knowing the context, it is obvious that their wedding
day hasn’t gone to plan.