Editing
I thought the editing worked well as it was quite a long and drawn out scene for the main part which depicted the main character sitting on the sofa, not really doing much. It shows she has lots of free time which makes us empathise with her because we can relate to the fact that this is a low point in her life which is something most people experience. I thought the freeze frame of the main character smiling while the scene changed to an establishing shot showing us where she lives was effective because it gave the sense that she puts on a front that really contrasts to what her life is really like at home and when she is by herself acting how she really feels. I also thought the cross dissolve used was good because it smoothly transitioned between these two contrasting scenes. The part of the scene when Bridget kicks and the title appears is also a good example of well timed editing because it seems as though she is presenting the title to us although completely unaware it is there.
Cinematography
The cinematography shows a full shot of the room she is occupying which works effectively because it shows how lonely she is which causes us to feel sympathetic towards her as we realise she is living alone and seems very down. The lack of people in view of the camera show this loneliness effectively
because we can't see her facial expression as clearly
but her body language tells us she isn't feeling very confident.
As the camera shows a shot of Bridget watching 'Fraiser' it tells us that she doesn't have much going on as this is the sort of show that you would watch if you don't have much to do; if you are alone in the evenings.
The shots showing the outside of the building set the scene because it tells us that at the start of this film the character is feeling very low which is reflected by the weather. The shot of the party hat suggests that she could be out having a good time but she is at home alone, this tells us she is lonely and it makes us feel sympathy for the character.
because we can't see her facial expression as clearly
but her body language tells us she isn't feeling very confident.
As the camera shows a shot of Bridget watching 'Fraiser' it tells us that she doesn't have much going on as this is the sort of show that you would watch if you don't have much to do; if you are alone in the evenings.
The shots showing the outside of the building set the scene because it tells us that at the start of this film the character is feeling very low which is reflected by the weather. The shot of the party hat suggests that she could be out having a good time but she is at home alone, this tells us she is lonely and it makes us feel sympathy for the character.
The main character is seen wearing her pyjamas which shows she doesn't care much about her appearance when she is by herself. Furthermore, it tells us she isn't going anywhere and it makes us feel like this is the start of the film when she doesn't have much going on but something big is about to happen
and as we can also see she has an ultimatum while singing to the song and picks herself up and tries to cheer herself up a bit by getting more passionate about singing along with her facial expressions starting to become slightly more determined rather than feeling sorry for herself. There is a certain disorganised vibe to the character and we can see this through the props and setting she is in. The room looks very disorganised and cluttered and it shows us she again doesn't care about it too much and she is also drinking wine by herself and this also makes us empathise with her again because we can tell she is lonely. The lighting is quite low key though the colourful furniture tells us something about the characters personality and that she may be feeling low, like the lighting, but she can be a fun person once she has the chance.
Sound
The narration over the establishing shots sets the mood for the film and causes the audience to feel as though something big is about to happen in this characters life.The song 'All By Myself' that is used during the main part of the opening sequence appears to be non digetic but as the main character starts singing to it we see that the dynamic has switched from being non digetic to digetic. The use of this technique makes the audience feel more involved in the scene because we can hear the same music and sounds as the character is hearing. The music becomes more upbeat as she starts to pick herself up and get more cheery, it evokes her mood being uplifted and the audience feel more cheerful watching this and don't feel so empathetic towards the character but happy for her. The music matches in with the titles and as the song reaches climax the title of the film is introduced by the characters body language too. It is also a well known song so we feel more able to relate to the scene.
Sound
The narration over the establishing shots sets the mood for the film and causes the audience to feel as though something big is about to happen in this characters life.The song 'All By Myself' that is used during the main part of the opening sequence appears to be non digetic but as the main character starts singing to it we see that the dynamic has switched from being non digetic to digetic. The use of this technique makes the audience feel more involved in the scene because we can hear the same music and sounds as the character is hearing. The music becomes more upbeat as she starts to pick herself up and get more cheery, it evokes her mood being uplifted and the audience feel more cheerful watching this and don't feel so empathetic towards the character but happy for her. The music matches in with the titles and as the song reaches climax the title of the film is introduced by the characters body language too. It is also a well known song so we feel more able to relate to the scene.
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