Pride and Prejudice Analysis

Pride & Prejudice (IMDb)

Genre: Drama and Romance
Country: France, UK and USA
Release Date: 23 November 2005
Budget: $28m
Production Co: Focus Features, Universal Studios, Studio Canal, etc.
Sound Mix: DTS, Dolby Digital

 23 sec- Working Title

 36-38 sec
Universal Studios is introduced
Birds tweeting
Establishing shot
transition: fade from black

The title of the movie appears in white.
Piano playing: diegetic as well as non- diegetic as audience still can't see the pianist.

Cut to the main character
Low angle shot- mid shot.
non- diegetic sound - emphasises that she is very concentrated on this book.

 over the shoulder shot, focus allows the audience could see  "the end" after she is rubbing the book. This shows to the audience that she is a bookworm and she really enjoys reading.
Non-diagetic - piano playing, diegetic as well because you could hear her closing the book and the rubbing it.

long shot - to establish the setting.
Non-diegetic piano playing, diegetic you could hear the animals
Tracking shot is used to show the audience that she is the main character

Dolly follow
Non-diegetic
People are working behind, washing cloth, while she was reading a book. This shows that she might be the owner of this house while the ones who are behind are the workers. Also the way she is dressed and the girls behind her are wearing aprons.

Frame inside the frame
Diegetic: girl is playing the piano.

Frame inside the frame
Zoom in
Diegetic - here you could see where the piano music was coming from and the girl playing it

Suddenly 3 other characters join. 2 little girls Lydia and Katie and 1 older girl who is seemed to be worried about them. (might be the mother or older sister)
Diegetic - Piano playing, dog is barking and girls are talking.
Camera is still while the characters are moving.

Establishing shot is used to show the setting of the room
Diegetic - the girl is playing piano.

Pan to the right
Diegetic, piano playing music.
Messy table, summer clothing is everywhere. That suggests that they might be leaving somewhere or they have just returned from somewhere.

Long shot was used to show the setting to the audience.
Sound: Diegetic - piano playing as well as some geese

Sound: Diegetic - piano playing
Tracking the main character again, this has been done to show the audience that she is the main character.

Sound: Diegetic - talking
Over the shoulder  - to focus the audiences attention the other characters.

Sound: talking
Long shot is used to show where she is entering






Diegetic sound: girls are giggling.
Long shot to show the setting.