Wednesday, 24 November 2010

Deconstruction Of Period Drama- Pride And Prejudice



To what extent is is Mr D'arcy in pride and prejudice represented as upper class?
 The camera angle is one way in the which Mr D'arcy is potrayed as upper class by having a a low angle shot to demonstrate to the audience the power ad higher elevated position he is in, compared to everyone around him.
Further the  mis-en-scene plays a key role with the aid of long shots we get to see the whole estate which signifys his wealth and domain Moreover we establish the tranqulitty which comes along with being upper class.
Lastly there is a key editing technique used, the scene where the potrait of himslef  and the lady of the manner i presume are engaged in a shot reverse shot, though no dialogue is being used we still understand the form of communication that the lady and potrait are having as if their eyes where conversing by merely staring and meditating on one another.
however tghe main reason why i highlighted the potrait is because it also demonstrates how much the upper class simply throws away money on trival things. The potrait helps us to see Mr D'arcy love of himslef and arrogance in my opinion by wasting money on a potrait of himslef which could be the representation of the upper class entirely.  Hence why it is called pride and prejudice.

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