The street analysis
Mise-en-scene
The location of the two characters tell us
that they are most likely partners as they are in the kitchen arguing over the
kids. During the argument the male characters takes the stereotype of being
very aggressive and uncaring whereas the mother is trying to be co-operative. Although
the mother is trying to reason with her partner she also comes across a bit
competitive and aggressive which was unexpected from her role. The father had
more narrative power over the mother as he was uncaring and said what he wanted
to. Later on in the clip we see the male character go to a building site and
use a hammer which is associated with a masculine action.
Camera
As they are having an argument they are as
far apart from each other as possible standing on either side of the kitchen.
Both characters are in the background but the father is looking down at the
mother, which makes it look like he has more power than her when they are
facing each other. You can mostly see
there upper body as it helps emphasise there anger because it concentrates on
hand gestures and facial expressions. While arguing the mother is trying to
clean up and staying active whereas the father is just standing in the same
position, the camera also cuts back and forth very quickly between the two of
them.
Sound
Both characters showed the masculine traits
of being aggressive, loud and active. Which represents anger between the two of
them. The rhythm of the edit matches the argument well because when ever one of
them is louder or is speaking it cuts to them
shouting. In this situation the father characters shows that he is fed
up with the kids and is trying to tell her that its there fault that the family
is ruined.
Editing
I would say this is not edited like an
equal conversation, as it is focused more on the father because he is more
dominant in the scene causing it to be an argument. The editing is very fast
cutting between both characters when they raise a point. As the father has
caused the argument he has the most time on the screen as he is why the scene
is happening. The cuts are very quick and frequent and mostly change when the
character gets louder or shows to be more dominant.
