Bridget Jones diary;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0D0zfB1l1x0

Mise en scene;

In the first scene of Bridget Jones diary's we see her at a gathering/family event dishing up food. By the surroundings and area we assume its that of an older person maybe a mother or grandparent and by what shes wearing we can tell its that of an older generation because women wouldn't often chose to wear this. We are then shown a long shot of a tall dark building on a grey/blue, dull evening conveying a sad and gloomy atmosphere. Because its dark and blue meaning cold we assume its winter and with this it causes the emotions of sorrow. This could possibly reflect back to the character herself and how shes feeling. The next image we are shown is of  a party hat on its own covered in snow this may represent sorrow and the feeling of loneliness. Its also contrasting because we associate party hats with fun and happy days but this one is on its own outside making us ask questions like who's it is and where its come from? The use of low key lighting makes it a mysterious and lonely surrounding. Its snowing meaning its winter and makes us think of Christmas which is supposed to be a happy and joyful time especially for children. When the long shot is shown of Bridget sitting on the sofa in her living room we quickly learn a lot about her as a character. Because she is laying on a sofa alone smoking and watching TV we immediately assume shes lonely and this is emphasized because of the shot type and her positioning in the room. The fact she is smoking links to addiction and that shes possibly not the healthiest of characters or one to necessarily care a lot about her appearance. Because shes wearing red Christmas pajamas we assume its Christmas or near that time making it unusual that shes on her own because Christmas is often about family and friends etc. When she stands up to check her phone we get the impression that shes wanting or waiting for someone to contact or phone her also representing loneliness and that she maybe doesn't completely want or chose to be this way. We know she likes alcohol and may use this to pass the time or a way to get emotions out because she practically downs a glass of wine in no time. When she starts joining in with the song it could show she knows it well and maybe often plays/listens to it. She starts to sing and dance to it, it could be her way of getting her emotion out or because she links or relates to the song in some way. She looks quite pathetic and sad meaning she could be depressed or upset about a certain situation.

Editing;

The first shot is quite long and lasts for about 11 seconds. Its effective when it freezes on a certain spot when Bridget says 'and that was the moment, right there'. By doing this is emphasizes this moment and makes that certain point stand out more then the rest. The fact it freezes and she says 'that was the moment' it gives the impression of her being trapped or stuck in that moment like she cant get away and its somewhat haunting her. It then fades into 3 different shots of the low key lighting, gloomy outside and stays on each one for roughly the same amount of time. The pace of the shots speed up with the music and each one mainly fades/cross dissolves working effectively in a couple shots because the room doesn't change but Bridget's movements around it does. When Bridget starts drinking her wine it stays on the same shot for a large proportion of time making us focus more on her movements and the lyrics of the song shes miming too. It only goes back to a long shot when the music builds up into a climax making it capture the audiences attention and remaining in perfect time. The text within the opening is quite a happy, bubbly funny text and is shown in a faint orange colour. Its positioning within the screen is often good and shown clear and bold and never hides or overlaps her face or important parts within the shots.

Sound/music;

The music fades in just when Bridget starts talking. As she continue's to talk about her life and the changes she wants to make (acting as an audio overlay) the music slowly builds and goes from a humming to more drums. The words of the music only come in when the inside of her house is first shown, yet again being perfectly in time. When the music fades out again the sound of Bridget's answering machine comes through saying 'you have no messages' emphasizing the fact shes alone and no one has contacted her. At this point in time we assume that its just as (the audience) who can hear the music, as we cant hear her TV and she was at first watching it, but when Bridget starts miming and dancing we know that she can also hear it too. This leaves us confused as to where the music is coming from e.g. has she got a CD player playing which we didn't originally see or is it simply in her head? reflecting her emotional state and how she feels. The song often repeats the words 'All by myself, don't want to be all by myself' which relates to Bridget and possibly how shes feeling at this moment. This is effective because the song reflects and gives the message instead of Bridget actually saying it making us concentrate and possibly understand more.When the music builds so does Bridget's actions and she along with us really get into the song captivating the audience and their attention towards the detail and happenings at this point.

Camerawork;

The camera first follows Bridget showing its attention to her every move and making it obvious to us that shes the main character in the situation. It then pans down and across and then up using a low angle shot making the building we are looking at big and causing us to be smaller. It pans from the front door up to a window possibly indicating where Bridget lives as it then shows her within her apartment/house. The long shot of her laying on the couch shows her surroundings and what shes doing and yet again emphasis's the fact shes alone. By giving a closeup shot of her TV it shows what shes watching and what she can see giving the impression from the character making the audience feel more involved. By then fading to a more close up view of Bridget we can see shes smoking etc. It often changes from close ups to long shots over the period of the next minute or so and doesn't change (e.g. pan or zoom) much or regularly, remaining simple and basic making you focus more on Bridget herself.