Kill Bill - Volume 2
In the first shot, we can see a woman walking forward, her surroundings tell us that she is in a church. The shot was captured as a medium close up with the camera tracking backwards; this is to help set the scene. In the following shot, we can see a point-of-view of the door, this is because the woman heard someone playing the flute from a distance; therefore insinuating that it came from outside, immediately after she hears this, the sound becomes non-diegetic as we can hear someone playing the guitar; this is to portray the mystery of who is playing the flute. This is then followed by a reaction shot of the woman looking surprised and distraught; the camera is no longer tracking. This could be because her reaction is important; if so, her reaction is suggesting that she may recognise the sound from a place/person in her past. The camera then continues to track backwards. We then cut back to a shot of the door, however, this is no longer a POV shot but a medium/over the shoulder shot, this is to show that she is going to look outside. As she continues to walk outside, we see the rule of thirds used as the doorway is near to/on the interception grid, the shot then changes to a long shot when she makes it outside of of the church.
The next shot we see is a low angle shot outside, with a man playing the flute in the near right of the frame with the woman to the left of the frame further away; she also has her back to him, which can connote she doesn't like this particular person. Further to support this idea, the next shot is a close up of the woman's face on the right side of the frame; she turns and looks at the man with an expression of confusion yet portrays a feeling of resentment. The shot then cuts to a close up of the male playing the flute, not observing that the lady has walked outside, this then reverts to the same close up shot of the woman's expression for a duration of 3 seconds. This reverts back and forth for a duration of 10 seconds, with the tempo of the non-diegetic sound increasing (guitar is playing faster).
After this sequence, the man stops playing the flute, looks up at the woman; acknowledging that she is there. The non-diegetic sound also stops. The man says "hello kiddo" which proves the suggestion that the lady knows the man from her past, the sound may also have stopped to portray the tension and the silence between the two; as usually when you see someone from your past, you would be chatty and be more keen on catching up. This then cuts to a medium long shot of the woman standing to the left of the frame. She waits a total of 5 seconds to respond and we can also see that her surroundings are desolate. This can connate to the audience that she may not want to speak to this man, furthermore, her surroundings lead to quite a long distance which may indicate that she has a long past with him; which could be the reason why. The lady responds with "how did you find me?". This phrase is often used in association to playing the children's game 'hide and seek', where the objective is for one person to hide from another until found; the woman may have been hiding from this man for a long period of time and until now, as she has been found. The man responds in the next shot which is a close up, he responds to her question with "i'm the man" as his reasoning. The next shot shown is a reaction shot of the woman, her facial expression tells the audience that she is disgusted, yet not surprised with the response the man gave. She then asks "What are you doing here?", however, the tone in her voice suggests that she is not happy by his appearance; yet confused on why he has come to visit her in her 'new' life. Following this, we see a medium long shot of the man, however this changes to just a medium shot after he stands up. The next few shots are shot and reverse shots of the two exchanging dialogue (all mid shots).
One of the next shots we see is a close up on the womans feet walking closer to the man, the feet stay on the right side of the frame.This is used to create a timid effect as the woman hasn't been in walking distance of the man in a long period of time. The dialogue used in this also benefits the idea of a tense atmosphere for the audience; the woman talks about how she is pregnant, however, the tone in which she's speaking in can be perceived like she is saying these things to make the man angry or somewhat jealous. This shot is followed by a close up on the lady on the right side of the frame, viewing from the side of her body. The shot after this is a close up of the males feet walking closer to the woman, building suspense as the pair are becoming closer and closer. There is a quick 2 second close up of the woman speaking before the next shot which is a close up of both of there feet meeting in the centre, this has been added to show how close the two are standing apart from each other, which is not very much space at all; so much so that the two are standing in their personal spaces.
The following shot lasts for 1 minute and 20 seconds, we see the man and woman exchanging dialogue. The shot used was a close up/two shot; within this we can see the expressions of the two, which we can see the pair become agitated as in the dialogue, the two are trying to wind each other up (e.g: man: "Where does your young man work?" referring to the woman's fiancé and the suggestion of a possible age gap). The use of the longer shot is to try and show the build up of tension/anger within that specific space of time. We then see an 'over-the-shoulder' shot of the male towards the left hand side of the frame; towards the right of the frame, we can see the back of the womans head. There is a few reaction shots of the woman looking down, this could portray that she is not paying much attention to what the man has to say, in further shots we see that she starts to become more and more emotional, this also features a high angle shot. The shot then reverts to the 'over-the-shoulder' shot of the man, this allows insight to the audience so the they can see what the main character can see from their POV, adapting realism. This sequence ends with the woman calling over 'Tommy' who is presumably her fiancé.
The next shot we see is a low angle shot outside, with a man playing the flute in the near right of the frame with the woman to the left of the frame further away; she also has her back to him, which can connote she doesn't like this particular person. Further to support this idea, the next shot is a close up of the woman's face on the right side of the frame; she turns and looks at the man with an expression of confusion yet portrays a feeling of resentment. The shot then cuts to a close up of the male playing the flute, not observing that the lady has walked outside, this then reverts to the same close up shot of the woman's expression for a duration of 3 seconds. This reverts back and forth for a duration of 10 seconds, with the tempo of the non-diegetic sound increasing (guitar is playing faster).
After this sequence, the man stops playing the flute, looks up at the woman; acknowledging that she is there. The non-diegetic sound also stops. The man says "hello kiddo" which proves the suggestion that the lady knows the man from her past, the sound may also have stopped to portray the tension and the silence between the two; as usually when you see someone from your past, you would be chatty and be more keen on catching up. This then cuts to a medium long shot of the woman standing to the left of the frame. She waits a total of 5 seconds to respond and we can also see that her surroundings are desolate. This can connate to the audience that she may not want to speak to this man, furthermore, her surroundings lead to quite a long distance which may indicate that she has a long past with him; which could be the reason why. The lady responds with "how did you find me?". This phrase is often used in association to playing the children's game 'hide and seek', where the objective is for one person to hide from another until found; the woman may have been hiding from this man for a long period of time and until now, as she has been found. The man responds in the next shot which is a close up, he responds to her question with "i'm the man" as his reasoning. The next shot shown is a reaction shot of the woman, her facial expression tells the audience that she is disgusted, yet not surprised with the response the man gave. She then asks "What are you doing here?", however, the tone in her voice suggests that she is not happy by his appearance; yet confused on why he has come to visit her in her 'new' life. Following this, we see a medium long shot of the man, however this changes to just a medium shot after he stands up. The next few shots are shot and reverse shots of the two exchanging dialogue (all mid shots).
One of the next shots we see is a close up on the womans feet walking closer to the man, the feet stay on the right side of the frame.This is used to create a timid effect as the woman hasn't been in walking distance of the man in a long period of time. The dialogue used in this also benefits the idea of a tense atmosphere for the audience; the woman talks about how she is pregnant, however, the tone in which she's speaking in can be perceived like she is saying these things to make the man angry or somewhat jealous. This shot is followed by a close up on the lady on the right side of the frame, viewing from the side of her body. The shot after this is a close up of the males feet walking closer to the woman, building suspense as the pair are becoming closer and closer. There is a quick 2 second close up of the woman speaking before the next shot which is a close up of both of there feet meeting in the centre, this has been added to show how close the two are standing apart from each other, which is not very much space at all; so much so that the two are standing in their personal spaces.
The following shot lasts for 1 minute and 20 seconds, we see the man and woman exchanging dialogue. The shot used was a close up/two shot; within this we can see the expressions of the two, which we can see the pair become agitated as in the dialogue, the two are trying to wind each other up (e.g: man: "Where does your young man work?" referring to the woman's fiancé and the suggestion of a possible age gap). The use of the longer shot is to try and show the build up of tension/anger within that specific space of time. We then see an 'over-the-shoulder' shot of the male towards the left hand side of the frame; towards the right of the frame, we can see the back of the womans head. There is a few reaction shots of the woman looking down, this could portray that she is not paying much attention to what the man has to say, in further shots we see that she starts to become more and more emotional, this also features a high angle shot. The shot then reverts to the 'over-the-shoulder' shot of the man, this allows insight to the audience so the they can see what the main character can see from their POV, adapting realism. This sequence ends with the woman calling over 'Tommy' who is presumably her fiancé.
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