Essay

Discuss the ways in which the extract uses camera shots, editing, sound, mis en scene to construct representations of relationships.

In this drama extract relationships are represented in 3 main ways. The closeness of the couple, mainly in the back of the cab, the audience can see how much they mean to eachother and how much they love eachother. There relationship is also represented in a very different way as being complex and having a lot of history with an uncertain future. The audience knows this because they talk about there past in the back of the cab by saying "2nd time lucky" "dont you mean third". There is also secrets within there relationship which makes the audience question how much trust they have. As she says "i would want you to love again" which he seems confused at and is also confused when they turn up at the hospital as he doesnt realize she is making them go to the hospital. This allows the audience to question there relationship which keeps them in suspence for the rest of the clip.

Camera shots are used to represent there relationship in very different ways. The first shot used is a two shot with her on his shoulder showing the closeness of there relationship and the love between them. The 5th shot is a close up shot of them two holding hands. The 14th shot is of them two kissing showing they have an intimate relationship because it is a close up of them kissing with their eyes shut showing it is pasionate. The shot of him rubbing his wedding ring also represents their relationship because it shows their status as a couple. The 40th shot when he is holding her head in her hands also shows their relationship because it shows how much he cares for her which shows the love he has for her.  The last shot is similar to the first shot in the way  that they are both shot together and closely.The last shot represents there relationship because he is laying next to her dead body with flowers spread all around her. It shows how close they were because of how upset he is in the shot. The camera shots allow the audience to know more about there relationship without any sound in the clip the audience would still be able to tell what kind have relationship they have through just the camera shots with the closeness of the couple and sepcific camera shots of him doing things that express his love, like the wedding ring.

Sound represents the secret side of there relationship as well as the closeness of there relationship. Sound represents the secret side of there realtionship by having music when she is speaking to the doctor. This keeping secrets from the audience as they then dont know what is being said or anything and leads them to believe there are secrets in there relationship because of what was said before about her not wanting him to come with her and then the audience not being able to  hear what she is being told. Sound is also used to represent the closeness of the relationship as when she gets hit by the bus and its all silent you can hear his heartbeat, this builds up tension as he runs across the road to try and find her.  The use of the heart beat when everything else is silent is representing how much she means to him because of the panic in his heart as everyone assosiates panic and fear with a loud beating heart, the sound of the heart is exaggerated to represent there relationship.

Mis en scene is also used to represent there relationship. The most important thing used in Mis En Scene to represent the realtionship is the wedding ring. This prop used represents there status and therefore tells the audience that they are married so it shows the importance of there relationship because if there is a ring involved and the people are made vows together the relationship is taken a lot more serious. Another prop used is the chair. The chair is used to add effect to the sound of the heart beat as it falls over when the heart beat sound is happenin, like the sound of the heart beat it shows panic and the rush to get over to his wife which shows how important she is to him which represents the relationship. An ambulance is also used to represent the secrecy of there relationship as he does not know where they are going until he sees the ambulace. That is his first sign he gets that he is going to the hospital to find out her results. He then works everything out about why she wanted to get married and then go to the hospital. The audience can see the element of surprise and frustration in his face which represents the secrecy in there relationship. When she dies she dies along side a flower stall, there are white lillys especially laying next to her, this represents the relationship because flowers are assosiated with death and fact that she lies dead next to a flower stool also gives the feeling that she is loved and will be missed.

The TV drama uses editing to represent the relationship. It uses  cross fades a lot especially when she is in the doctors and he is in the cafe waiting for her. This makes the audience feel tension as they are waiting to hear the results. It is used to represent the relationship because its fading into all different scenes of him being anxious and doing different things until she comes out of the hospital showing that he cares a lot about the result. A lot of digital effects are also used in the TV clip to represent there relationship. For example the doctors room looked very dull and dark but when she came outside and shouted across the street the lighting changed and it became brighter, where he was sitting also seemed brighter and when they were in the cab happy it was brighter. The contrast of the lighting represents the relationship as the brighter the light the happier the atmosphere feels and seems so the lighting effects make the relationship seem good and happy.

I think overall the camera shots, sounds, editing and Miss En Scene show the couple to have a close relationship mainly with a past and a few secrets that seem to be kept  for the sanity of the other person. I think the camera shots are the most important for representing there relationship as they are very important and really show what is going on in that relationship.