High School Drama - Camera, Editing, Sound, M.E.S.

High School Drama: Pretty Little Liars

Camera

Extreme close up: the camera has an extreme close up of the hands being painted, the eyes, hair being done etc. which suggests that they want the audience to take note of the fact that someone is dead and that they want to introduce the general plot line and give an idea of what the show is about through the title sequence.

Wide shot: the wide shot of the girls at 0:13 shows us the 4 main characters that will be in the show and that they story will most likely be based on

Close up: the close up at 0:16 shows Aria putting her finger to her mouth, creating the 'shh' sound which suggests to the audience that there is a secret which must be kept and that the show is based around a secret

Tilt: the tilt from the coffin to the girls suggests that the two are linked together

Editing

Jump cuts: the jump cuts from the eye, to the lips, to feet etc suggest that it's all one person and links them together. There is also a jump cut when the camera jumps from all of the girls to just one of them.

Sound

Foley sound: the sound of the coffin closing is enhanced, to suggest that it shouldn't/wont be opened any more. The 'shh' is enhanced to suggest that there is a secret which needs to be kept.

Synchronous sound: the synchronous music relates to what is happening in the title sequence. The lyrics suggest the plot line. "Cos two can keep a secret if one of them is dead" and then we see it jump to the girl making the 'shh' sound suggests that there is a big secret which will be unravelled in the show.

Mise en Scene

Lighting: the lighting is very dim and gives off a very haunting look. Although the sky is blue, it's a dark blue and there's twigs all around behind the girls and the general theme of the title sequence is dark and haunting.

Clothing: the clothing of the girls is black, and suggests that they are at a funeral. Also, the clothes of the person in the coffin are black.

Props: the coffin - suggests that someone is already dead and not yet buried but will be getting buried in the show. blonde hair - suggests that the person who is dead is someone blonde, and that the storyline will be based around that person. jewellery, shoes and make up - the person is a woman.

Setting: possibly a graveyard, although it's hard to tell because the general setting is around the coffin and the girls

Body language: the body language of the 4 girls is very stern. They look very uncomfortable, although if you look closely you can tell that they are each showing a different response and are looking at the coffin in a different way.