Mise En Scene
Characters - Mum, appears to be caring and protective over her son but gets angry over the ignorant civilians, the son begins misbehaving, but we learn he has a disability. Dad, seems caring as he struggles to get to work and is committed to earning his money.
Props - lollipop given to child, child’s Mickey Mouse cuddly toy
Colours - Lots of red in the intro (signalling danger)?Costumes - autumn scene, coats scarf’s hats etc.
Sound
Contrast of diegetic and non-diegetic sound (contapuctual) - this produces an enigma code
End of intro the sound gets sucked out, then we see 'true Story text' - this has impact on the viewer because its making out that the real time is being sucked/taken away so fast.
We hear disorientated noise and a child screaming over the top. Then a violin sequence, this could represent how the mother is soft and gentle but is trying to be a good parent and be tough on the child also.
The sound of cars on the road magnifies the danger in the scene
Camera Angles/Movement
Close ups of characters, shows the son confused, mother struggling and scared
Cars flashing by - shows life passing by?
Low angle shot on the floor- gives the characters' point of view/perspective
Mid angle in the office, average view (like on office chair?)
Long shot at the beginning show the scene at a glance
Over the shoulder of the shop worker - this is so we see the same thing, and judge what we see the same way (judge the child to be misbehaved and the mother struggling to control him)
Editing and Transitions
slow motion is subjective time which created an intense intro scene
Edited text saying [1993] contextualises the time zone and gives a sense of the setting
Fast Editing creates action and fast movement, we then see the same tense shot in real time compared to the slow mo intro version.
Cars flash by. Connatates everyone’s life flying by while the mother with a handy capped child is struggling to keep up and is lost/left behind.
