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MURDOCH MYSTERIES
TV Drama Homework 2
SIGNIFICANT OBJECTS
During the episode, there are a lot of close up
shots of objects. I assume that the director has
chosen these particular objects to close up on
because they are significant to the story. By
doing this, it alerts the audience to remember
the object in the shot or it is relative to what
the characters are talking about at the time.
THE LETTER TO MONIQUE
CONTENTS OF MONIQUES PURSE
ROOM 212 KEY
LETTER TO MONIQUE
MYSTERIOUS PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN BY MONIQUE
PAINTING IN 212
THE PAINTING AND THE PHOTOGRAPH
These particular two objects are
zoomed in on by the camera,
making these objects even more
suspicious and even a little bit
scary.
ALSO…
There are close up shots of moving objects such as the
clock and the elevator floor counter. The shots of the
clock show how late it’s getting and shows how
impatient Sophie is getting. The shot of the floor counter
almost suggests a countdown until Monique goes
missing, as the camera tilts from Monique to the floor
counter. Both these shots create tension within the
storyline.
THE CLOCK
ELEVATOR FLOOR COUNTER
FACIAL EXPRESSIONS
A lot of close ups are of character’s faces.
This shows the audience their facial
expressions, giving them a hint as to what
the character is feeling. There is also a
close up of the character’s face if they are
saying something significant.
“SHE NEVER CAME BACK”
SUSPICIOUS/WORRIED
“ IF ONLY THE WALLS COULD TALK”INQUISIT IVE
SOPHIE ENTERING THE ROOM
When Sophie is on the 4th floor, the camera
pans from right to left, following her as she
walks along the corridor to her room, looks
round almost to make sure no one is looking,
then enters the room.
Again, I assume this was done in order for the
audience to get the full picture.
SOPHIE GOING INTO THE ROOM
ROOM 212
When Murdoch hears someone in room 212, he opens the door to
find Inspector Guillaume, who he does not know is also in on the
investigation. The camera tilts down from Murdoch listening in to
his hand on the door handle and opening it. This creates the
tension of the typical “don’t open the door otherwise something
might happen” scene. When both the constables throw Guillaume
on the bed, there is a high long shot in order for the audience to
see everything that’s just happened, and again, creating a “he just
caught a potential bad guy” scene.
LISTENING…
“DON’T OPEN IT!”
INSPECTOR GUILLAUME