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Practice Response Video: Sopranos

Camera Shots

 Dolly movement while in car  Eyelevel camera angle  Then low camera angle  Wide two-shot  Mid shot on main character and psychiatrist  Eyelevel camera angle  Close-up on main character face and psychiatrist  Extreme close-up on main character eye  High camera angle  Dolly movement around main character  Low camera angle  Dolly movement on teenagers


Sound

 Theme music  Sound effect of clock ticking  Dialogue between main character and psychiatrist  Asynchronous sound of birds  Voice-over of main character  Incidental music  Ambient sound of nature  Synchronous sound of ducks  Dialogue and ambient sound inside the house


Editing

 Fade shot to main character  Eyeline match to the statue  Zoom-reverse-zoom on main character face  Eyeline match to therapist  Zoom-reverse-zoom on main character  Shot-reverse-shot on conversation  Cut-away to house  shot-reverse-shot on conversation again  eyeline match to ducks  shot-reverse-shot between mother and girls  eyeline match to main character


Mise-en-Scene

 Suburbs neighborhood  Casual clothing  Laid-back appearance and tone of voice  Office has professional setting  Psychiatrist looks intellectual  Bright lighting


Meaning

This clip from Sopranos is about a middle-aged father that lives in the suburbs. He apparently “passed out” one day, but denies it and goes to a psychiatrist to seek clearance. His clothes and tone of voice show he is a pretty laid-back person and the incidental music adds to the feeling that he is missing out on something.

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