Jane Eyre desert scene analysis

Desert scene

The extract I am about to analyse from an episode of Jane Eyre. This clip starts off with an establishing shot of the desert. The use of this establishing shot was to give the audience a sense of what the girl was feeling. This was done by the fact that the desert was empty and desolate. This could emphasise the feeling of loneliness and isolation. This was further emphasised by the use of a pan shot- this was a vast shot of the empty desert with just the one girl in the middle of it. The use of the two shots together connotes her being isolated. Rounding the idea up with an extreme close up of her face. This connoted her various emotions and really gets the audience to connect with the character and her journey. The use of non- diegetic sound in this scene was slow and desolate which helped show the link of her feeling lonely. It added to the ambience of the scene almost taking the audience on the journey with her. Finally in terms of editing, a graphic match was used. This was done to ling into the next scene. In the desert there was a still shot on the girls face and then then the next scene came in where the girl was in the same position and her facial expression was the same throughout the transition. The aspect of mise-en-scene that was enhanced was the use of facial expressions. The girls face was depressed and looked as if she was deeply saddened. Overall all of these four aspects linked together to give the audience and idea that she feels lonely.

Behind the curtain.

This scene starts off with the use of a graphic match from the desert scene before. The girl has the same facial expressions and is in the same position. The use of this connotes that the feelings of loneliness that were represented before link through and stay with her throughout the rest of the extract. The use of camera is used further to represent the Jane’s insignificance throughout the extract. This was done with the use of high and low angles, when the camera was on the girl she was looking up at the camera when her brother came over to drag her out and beat her up, the camera was angles at a low angled connoting he had more importance and she was completely insignificant. The theme of insignificance seemed to be a theme throughout the clip as the use of a sound bridge showed her loneliness carry on from one scene to the next. Finally the use of foley sound exaggerated parts of the scene. When Jane’s brother hit her over the head with a book. The sound it made was much louder and defined than it would have been in real life. This exaggerated the intensity of the hit and how much hatred Jane’s brother has for her.