‘Cutting It’ – Mise En SceneKaylie, Abbi and Hayden

The interior of the consultants office and taxi are both studio builds, whereas the café and hospital exterior are both shot on-location.

The café is used to give a sense of calm and relaxation whereas the office is used to give a sense of worry, the cut between these two locations builds up tension before the car crash.

The taxi allows the two characters to constantly look at each other rather than focus on driving, this allows continuous conversation.

Locations

Flowers which are scattered around the woman symbolize death as they represent the flowers which are used at funerals, showing her death is certain. The flowers also increase the sense of tragedy.

Her floral dress compliments the flowers, increasing the sense of death.

The wedding ring is shown during times of uncertainty, the man’s ring is the main focus showing it’s importance in the show.

Objects and props

The light is placed behind the couple in the taxi, if light is used as a symbol for life it could be suggested they are moving away from life and/or leaving it behind.

The woman’s face is slightly shadowed before the doctor’s appointment, this could be for-shadowing her death.

The doctor’s office is the only place with un-natural light. It emphasizes the the cruelty of her death since she is giving good news in a place where the light it un-natural, the sun is not present there.

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