Mise-en-scene :identical blue dresses on each of the children. Stands out against the dark background. Lady that works there is wearing dull clothing and blends into the background. The mothers dress is slightly dull but still has the blue color to show she’s associated with the girls in the centre. Work ladys hair is scruffy and tied back to show shes busy and at work compared to the mothers hair which has had more time and care put into it the girls hair is all identical and neat and tidy, and is being cared for thorughout the extract. The triplets hands are all linked showing their bond and they all link towards the girl in the centre suggesting she’s the oldest of the three. The two women on the edge are symmetrical in the way they are positioned and sat , creating the focus of the scene, the girls in the centre. Mum looks proud and the worker looks tired and not very interested in the mothers story. Two of the triplets look jealous of the sister in the centre getting all the attention. Makes you wonder where the father is in all of this?

Sound and light: Two lights behind focus in on the triplets to add to the main focus of the scene which is them. Light coming in from above and filler lights on the side to soften the faces. The light casts a shadow over the worker to show she’s less important to the scene and the light is more focused on the mother who is telling a story. Sounds of the mother talking about how she conceived the children showing she is comfortable with the other lady in the scene. And there is sounds of fussing over the triplets, to show they are still setting up for the actual photo. Cannot hear the male voice of the photographer like you can in other scenes. adds to the fact they’re not ready for the picture yet.

Britishness: ballerinas. British girls take ballet classes when they were younger. Mothers british accent. Proud british mother.

Colour: dark background. Triplets stand out in the blue. Lady that works there is wearing dull clothing and blends into the background. The mothers dress is slightly dull but still has the blue color to show she’s associated with the girls in the centre. Triplets white shoes stand out against the dark flooring also.

Stereotypes: classic blonde ballerinas. Typical mother in background trying to push her children to greatness as well to the front of the picture. Possibly single mum trying to do good by her daughters to make up for no father, possibly spoiling them?

Mise-en-scene: dog, table, red cloth, matches the red clothing, stands out from the rest of the scene. Central to the scene. Dog looks relaxed. Excitable lady combing the dog, fussing over him.
Light and Sound: lady talking, fidgeting noise. Camera click. Camera flash.
Britishness: a lady proud of her dog. Britsh people, dog is a mans best friend.
Color: red blanket stands out. Blanket matches the woman's clothing, she has a dog on her jumper. Not much other color.
Stereotypical: woman fussing over her pet. Proud of her dog.

Mise-en-scene: white clothing. Angelic. Baby does not look very comfortable.
Light and Sound: white light. Happy and angelic. New baby. ‘happy glow’. Click of the camera. Flash of the camera. Bright, filer lights from the side to soften the faces.
Britishness: English accent.
Color: white, pure.
Stereotypical: stereotypical happy glow from the mother.

Mise-en-scene: chair, lady wearing a nurses outfit, hat. body language is stiff and serious. Facial expressions are serious and showing no emotion. Only smiles quickly when the photographer says a joke.
Light and Sound: flashes of light when the picture takes. Not really any other lighting used.
Britishness : typical nurse
Color: the lady's blue dress stands out
Stereotypical: typical nurse

Mise en scene: Clothing for boxer. Boxing gloves and shorts. Facial expressions show aggression and enthusiasm about what he is doing. Loves boxing. No hair. No make up. Simple. Concentrates on the boxing. Smiles in between photos to show he’s proud of himself.

Sound and light: flashes of light when the picture takes. Not really any other lighting used.

Britishness: it doesn’t


Color : the gloves are bright red, so they stand out and are the main attention.

Stereotypes: black man boxing

Mise en scene: Dated clothing and hairstyles, show date of film. Formally dressed except the child. Dressed scruffily and casually. Stereotypically stood, the mother is more enthusiastic than the rest of the family and the grandmother doesn’t really look like she knows what’s going on. Women look like they’ve made an effort to wear make up. Grandmother is wearing glasses shows her age. Mother is in the centre of the shot to show she’s central to the family and she’s the only one that is enthusiastic about it as she keeps talking to the photographer. Father and son are hiding behind the mother showing thy don’t really want to be there and feel awkward and ‘protected’ by the mother and grandmother. Facial expressions on the son make him look fed up and bored. The father keeps pulling faces and deep breathing to show he’s preparing himself to pretend he wants to be there and that he is fed up of being fussed over about his tie and papers in his pocket. The mother is smiling and over the top with her emotions to show her enthusiasm about the picture and the grandmother looks confused about where she's meant to be and laughs randomly.

Sound and Light: Classic photographic lighting studio, sets the scene. Standard lighting with filler light on the side to soften the faces. People talking and its as if we’re overhearing the conversation. Flash of the camera and the sound of a camera clicking shows the audience a picture has been taken.

Britishness: Classic family. Mum, dad, child and grandmother. The way they’re dressed. Their accent. Mother is head of family and in control. Son is fed up.

Color: two characters that are fed up with it are wearing dull colours and the other two characters are wearing more vibrant colours to show their more enthusiastic approach to the picture.

Children of Men Essay.

Children of Men was released in 2006 and was directed by Alfonso Cuaron; starting Julianne Moore and Clive Owen. The film is set in London 2027, we find out in the first opening scene about London and the World at the time, the human race has come to a standstill, no new life can be formed.
Right at the start of the opening scene we are fed information about the world crisis. This is done by a voice over of several news reports. It is played on a black screen which then makes the audience focus in on what the people are saying more. The audience then know this information that they are receiving is vital to the rest of the film. It explains to the audience in just the first few seconds what is happening in the world of 2027. On the news report we hear about the death of the youngest person in the world, him only being 18. This automatically grabs the audiences attentions and makes them then start to ask questions about why is the youngest person 18 and why did he die?; Creating drama and interest in just several seconds.
The shot then shows a large group of people crammed into a small coffee shop, watching the TV where this information is coming from. This straight away makes the audience think about why they are all cramped into the small cafe.
We then see Theo Faron; actor Clive Owen, enter the cafe. He pushes through the crown which grabs the audience’s attention and makes us think that this person is the main character. When in the shop he buys a coffee and then leaves, by the camera following him out to the outside it is confirmed that he is the main character.
The outside is a typical city, tall buildings, cabs and red buses; however this city is very different to the cities of now days. The roads are breaking, buildings falling, and people everywhere there are cars and bikes on the roads as well as more futuristic buses. The colours are all dull and grey creating a depressing environment which also then sets the tone for the film. There is a bit of colour from the red buses, but there is no natural light. The area looks polluted by the grey sky.
The camera follows the main character down the road, it then pan round showing his face and the direction he has just come from. The reason for this is so that the audience can see the explosion from the cafe. This then brings more questions to the audience, why has it exploded? Why in the cafe? Etc.. The camera goes towards the explosion to see what has happened to the people in side, many run out in terror, cut and bloody, but also many have died. This is the last cut shown in the opening, it bring questions to the audiences mind and makes them want to carry on watching it to find the answers.
Throughout the whole opening there are only ever two cuts, the director had done this so the audience’s attention is there for the whole opening. If there were more shots the audience may get confused and be put off by the film. Non-diegetic sound is mostly used throughout the opening, to build suspense and keep the audience watching. This stops when the explosion happens creating a more dramatic scene and building impact on the audience.