3244 scene analysis
**Posted by ronald at 10:00 PM
Scene Analysis
3244 - Ronald A Toenroe
13 August 2010
Memento
Christopher Nolan
Scene: 34:10 - 35:44 (1 Minutes 34 Seconds)
I. Overview
Memento was produced in year 2000 by Christopher Nolan. The movie is about the person who has short-term memory loss that trying to find the murder of his wife. The characters in this movie are Leonard, Natalie, John G., Teddy, his wife, and Dodd. Leonard has a condition of short-term memory loss that he had from his wife murder incident. He can only remember about himself and his life until the incident. He has hard-time to remember prior the incident. The only thing that can help him to remember is by taking picture from his Polaroid camera. Whenever he has important person or location that he knows at the moment, he always takes a picture of that person or location and writes notes to help himself to remember the person and location. He also tattoos himself for any important information that he got from his finding.
In this movie, Leonard tries to find his wife killer and revenge his anger to that person. Along the way, he got help from other persons that he apparently knew to find the killer. In this movie, the main actor is trying to have memento to remind him for certain incident that already happen and help him to gather all the information that he got.
In this scene analysis, I would choose scene 34:10 - 35:44 for me to analyse. At this scene, Leonard is staying in Natalie's house and it takes stage in her bedroom, where Leonard describes his feeling and thought about his condition.
II. Shot Analysis
Shot 1: 52 Seconds
Set place: In the bedroom of Natalie's house
Time/date: Night time because of the dark surrounding and soft light coming in from the window, which can be expected from Moon or street lights.
Colour: Black represents the time of the scene, night time.
White represents the light coming in from the outside house through the window, which could be Moon or street lights.
Sounds: Lenny tell his feeling about his condition with soft voice
Music: Instrumental with slow tempo to help the audience feel the sorrow from his side of the story
Dialogue: Lenny describes his feeling and concern about his condition with soft voice that seems he does not want to awake Natalie.
Lighting: The scene has natural lights from outside of the house, Moon lights or street lights.
Editing: The scene has been using jump cut in between scene to make connection for each scene.
Camera shot: Medium shot take place for the scene because of half of his body been shot.
Camera Movement: Zoom-in is used in this scene to intensify the story of Lenny.
Character: The characters are on the bed. Natalie pretends to sleep and snuggle Lenny with her arm over his body.
Shot 2: 8 Seconds
Set place: In the bedroom of Natalie's house
Time/date: Night time, it is based on the surrounding area that is dark with soft light coming in from outside window of the room. The movie set time in year 2000. The style of the bedroom and the colour that has been used is in the year late of 20Th century.
Colour: Black represents the time of the scene taking place. White represents the light coming in from the outside house through the window, which could be moon or street lights that reflected inside the room.
Sounds: Lenny movements where he is about to get off from the bed.
Lighting: The scene has natural lights from outside of the house, Moon lights or street lights.
Editing: The scene has been using jump cut in between scene that explains for each characters do in the scene.
Camera shot: Close-up to show what Natalie's character do during Lenny's story.
Camera movement: Zoom-in very slowly to let the audience see what Natalie's expression during
the story.
Character: Natalie wake-up; she opens her eyes slowly and listens for Lenny has to say.
Shot 3: 30 Seconds
Set place: In the bedroom of Natalie's house
Time/date: Night time.
Colour: Black represents the time of the scene, night time.
White represents the light coming from the outside house through the window, which could be Moon or street lights.
Sounds: The movements of Lenny's body.
Music: Instrumental, it is reflecting the situation of the scene, night-time.
Lighting: the scene has natural lights from outside of the house, Moon lights or street lights.
Editing: The director has been using jump cut in between scene.
Camera Shot: Medium shot
Camera Movement: Zoom-in slowly to show Lenny move away from the bed.
Character: Lenny seems does not know that Natalie is listened his story. Lenny tries to get up from the bed gently.
Shot 4: 5 Seconds
Set place: In the bedroom of Natalie's house.
Time/date: Night time.
Colour: Black represents the time of the scene, night time.
White represents the light coming from the outside house through the window. Soft light blue is part of reflection the surrounding area.
Music: Instrumental
Lighting: The scene has natural lights from outside of the house.
Editing: The director has been using jump cut in between scene.
Camera shot: Close-up, in order to show Natalie is pretending sleeping while Lenny gets up from the bed.
Camera movement: Zoom-in to Natalie's face closely in order to show the expression of her face while Lenny gets up from the bed.
Character: While Lenny is getting up from the bed, Natalie is pretending still sleeping.
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