Scott Bailey Notes

Editing and Sound

• In the first scene the conversation we are listening to is quite loud in comparison to the diegetic sound of the restaurant. This creates the sense of intimacy between the man and the woman as if they are close.
• As the man starts to talk about the relationship ending, the diegetic music in the background reaches the chorus. It highlights the ending of the relationship by being contrapuntal to the situation as the music being played is a love song.
• When we first hear the man speak his voice is quite deep and low which implies authority, however as he speaks he stumbles a lot causing his air of authority to degrade and making him appear weak and 'flimsy'.
• Once the women in the scene has had enough of listening to the mans petty excuses for why he wants to call it off she bangs the table in anger, stands up and leaves. This is interesting for a few reasons: The short flash of anger as she bangs the table in frustration makes the women appear more masculine. She is also very composed and appears strong as she leaves the table. This composure is not how a stereotypical heart-broken women are often portrayed, showing that this women is authoritative and robust in emotion.
• The screech of the chair is accentuated by making the noise slightly louder. This creates an awkwardness about the scene.
• In one of the scenes a leading police detective asks the heart-broken women if she had a "late night last night?". She responds by saying yes and the scene instantly cuts to a flashback of the previous night which appears to be what she was thinking about.
• During the flashback the women asks her 'lover' why he wanted to call it off as she is angry and confused. As she realises he was having an affair she begins to leave and says "don't worry i wont let your tyres down...". The scene then cuts to her in a work bathroom and she says to herself in the mirror "i might slash them though." This script bridge between scenes shows the slightly two-sided nature of the women as when in the company of someone she says she wont do something however on her own she is genuinely thinking about doing so.