2 Minute Film Analysis

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZijdC4gHI0

I took a clip from John Waters' Polyester.

In this scene, we start from outside of the house.  Cuddles exits car and poses for paparazzi, so we know she just arrived.  The next shot is Francine inside the housing trying to kill herself - or perhaps just appearing that way.  The suspenseful music in this shot aids to the overall mood.  Cut to a shot outside the house and paparazzi shoot pictures in the windows.  Continuity editing, we know these are happening at the same time although, they were not filmed that way, it was edited to appear that way.  Firetruck siren is heard by both Francine and Cuddles in the house, then the next shot shows the firetruck approaching, and the next shot is a return to the women reacting to the siren.  This is a POV shot but for sound.  I hear something - this is what I'm hearing - I'm reacting to what I'm hearing.

So Francine is ready to leave, then we see the commotion the reporters and cops at the outside of the house, everyone starts screaming there she is and the camera pivots to show Francine and Cuddles exiting the house.  The cam is right by them and shaky, everything seems chaotic, Francine is overwhelmed and we feel it.. I love how the Camera is following Francine and pauses when she does as the firefighters pass.

Cam moves from the commotion and them slamming car door to them in the car while they are driving away.  (POV shot Francine reacting to 'hot' guy in car next to her at stop light)

Establishing shot - they have reached their destination - time for a picnic at the park.  Lots of space, no yelling, they are in the exact opposite environment they were in earlier.  (Voice-Over - Cuddles telling Francine everything will be alright as they walk through the establishing shot.)  (Continuity, as she continues talking the camera is closer now as they pick their spot and begin to set up)

Back and forth close ups.  Cuddles (in white is positive and happy)  Francine (in black is sad and stressed out) They juxtapose each other, although the shot is the same, they are both different,  (POV SHOT - Francine is calm looking up, we see what she sees , the trees and nature, then we see her again still taking it all in.  Then another POV her looking down to see ants ruining their picnic, then back to the shot with the pair of them, and they are reacting to ants all over them.

POV - or Point of SMELL ??  Francine is smelling something gross we see skunk, back to her smelling skunk.  (The film was originally smell o vision w scratch and smell cards at the movie theater - hence the number 6.)  The skunk enters their picnic and they run back the way they came as the cam pivots to follow them out.


WOW this is long for a 3 minute clip!!