Preliminary task analysis

The main representation in our sequence is power. This is portrayed using camera angles, mise en scene and composition.
The setting of the scene is established through a long shot of the corridor. We are then introduced to the character Anna through the use of a panning shot from a low angle. This instantly informs the audience that she has some sort of authority and power, as the low angle makes Anna appear bigger. The use of the tape creates suspense into the sequence, by making the audience think that there's something not quite right about Anna.
We are then introduced to the second character in the scene; Baz. He is first shown in an over the shoulder shot, to make it seem as the audience is watching from behind Anna. Also the fact that Baz does not fill the whole frame, shows that he is of a less importance than Anna. This could be seen as a switch of gender stereotypes, as it is usually the man who has the greater power and significance.
We then see a power switch between the to characters when the camera pans Baz as he stands up to instantly give him more power over Anna. This could be seen as Baz trying to use his gender to intimidate Anna.
Overall the sequence's main representation is power and how in is switched between characters. Gender also helps portray power through the use of gender stereotypes.


In our next task I'm going to make sure we make a storyboard of what camera angles we are going to use before we shot our sequence. As I believe this worked well and made filming more efficient. Although next time I'm going to make sure we film our sequence in  a place which is not so busy so we don't have loud background noise. Also I'll make sure we do practice shots so we can work out which angle is best for lighting.