1. Emily Barrett Media – Mr Gilbert – 12.5
Notes on a Scandal Opening - Analysis
Type of edit, length of How editing The mood the edit
shot creates/moves along creates
the story
13 seconds, establishing She’s alone, on a Emphasizes loneliness,
shot bench, children feel sympathy
involved in her life
11 seconds, mid-shot Realise who she is, looks Lonely, sombre
sad, there’s her voice
narrating, lonely
4 seconds, jump cut to Unusual, old-fashioned, Eccentric
close up the cigarette illustrates
anxiety
4 seconds, she says She’s writing her diary Mystery
‘you, only you’ and is only telling her
diary the secrets
6 seconds, pan Shot of book shelf Lonely, sympathy
suggests that she’s been
alone for a long time
and hasn’t had anyone
to share her secrets with
9 seconds, tracking shot The shot is of her car, it’s Out of her time
old fashioned, shows
that she’s not that
wealthy
7 seconds, tracking, Audience now know Lonely, sombre,
following her that she’s a school sympathy
teacher; she’s early for
class which illustrates
that she has nowhere to
be or no one to talk to.
2 seconds, close-up The shot of the clock Alienation
show’s that the time is
passing fast for her