Analysis from beginning to 02:58
The beginning shot is a long high angle shot of a sun setting over a lake and a person rowing in the lake. We see long shot of the person rowing through the lake for about 20 seconds. The shot is very calm and still which is also represented by the non-diegetic sound which is a simple tune played by a single piano. The calm of the music and of the image relaxes the audience and enhances the fact that this will not be a action packed movie but a sensitive emotional one.
The next two shot are a medium long shot followed by a medium shot of the person rowing the boat. The identity of the person has not yet been revealed to the audience but already we feel as if he is going to be playing a key role with in the movie.
After a sequence of different shots of the lake we see a establishing shot of a large white house which is overlooking the lake. The colour of the house is particularly interesting because up to now all of the other settings have had an orange/brown feel due to the sunset so the house is immediately brought to our attention. Also the colour white signifies naivety and gracefulness.
Soon after we see an over the shoulder shot of the lake. We can see the character in the foreground has medium length grey hair. Grey hair is often associated with age and maturity. We can also see that the character is a woman and we associate her as one of the lead roles due to the fact the we see a close up of her face and this is the first introduction to a character we have had. The character has a vacant look which signifies she is shut off from the outside world and the only experience she now has is when she looks out of a window over the lake. People are usually shut off from the outside when they are in prison or in a mental institution, and as the house is not displayed to look like a prison we assume that she may have something wrong with her.
As the film develops we discover that this is the case.
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