Scene4:(13:32 - 14:06)

Descriptive analysis

Duration: 73 seconds

Mise-en-scene:

This sequence was filmed in Charlotte’s hotel room in Tokyo, probably around the year 2003.

The time is in the evening. these scenes have an interior setting.

Color: main color is white which is the color of the room. And the color of the sky blended with white and blue. These colors represent Charlotte’s feelings.

Sound: just conversation, very quiet.

Music: no music in this sequences.

Dialogue: Charlotte is talking to her friend on the phone. This is a dialogue of their conversation.

Contrasting areas: there is no contrasting area in this sequence.

Lighting: a little dark because there is no light in the room. Only sun light from the window is lighting the scene.

Editing

Time: shot1 –from 12:54 to 12:59 (5 seconds)

Shot2- from 13:00 to 13:28 (28 seconds)

Shot3 from 13:29 to 13:31 (2 seconds)

Shot4- from 13:32 to 14:06 (34 seconds)

Editing style: ther is a use of short sequence and long sequence one by one.

Transitions: jump cut only

Cinematography

Shot type:

scene1- extreme long shot

scene2-medium shot

scene3-medium shot

scene4-medium shot

Camera angle: except for the first shot(bird’s eye), the camera angle is eye level. However, the camera forcuses on Charlotte from her left and back as well. This is because the director wanted to describe her weakness. There is a psycological meaning that facing somebody directly makes the person more powerful, and vice versa, which is the case in this scene.

Camera movement: in the first shot, there is a small camera movement to create the feeling of looking down outside through someone’s eyes. Other shots are all still shot.

Depth of field: the depth of field is small to keep the attention on the main character.

Total composition: this dark light and no sound represent Charlotte’s feeling, emptynesss and loneliness.

character analysis

Character relationships: Charlotte feels lonely in Tokyo, because she has no friends in Tokyo, her husband is busy to work, she can’t speak Japanese. Then she called her friend. Her name is Maureen. Probably She is her best friend since she was talking about her husband and her complaint.

Character movements: in whole sequence, she is sitting on the chair in her hotel room and talking on the phone. She is crying and telling her friend her feeling.

deconstructed meaning

this sequence is all about her feeling, loneliness. This sequence is very important to the whole story, because she will meet Bob Harris and become closer with him because of her feelings. If this scene was not taken, the audience will think she is not serious about relationships. Also in the next scene, she will put on make up and decorate her room as if she is trying to change herself and try something new. To contrast this scene, the scene before was important.