"A cream cracker under the settee" - Production Analysis

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“A cream cracker under the settee” - Production Analysis

Doris as she picks up the photo frame and says, "Now, Wilfred" It's as though Doris actually believes that Wilfred is still with her in that picture and that she believes that he can her what she is saying. She then goes on to say that she can nip her leg and nothing. The camera shows her doing this and Doris's facial expression is that of worry. She then pauses.

Doris then starts to look up again with a happy smirk on her face as she starts to remember things about Wilfred again. She talks of all Wilfred's inventions that never really got past the thinking stage. She talks about them in a joking way, and also once again includes in her dialogue what 'Wilfred' used to say. She says how Wilfred wanted a dog, but she didn't because she didn't want all the little hairs everywhere. She eventually agreed though, but she goes on to say that it never happened just like all Wilfred's ideas, "Never materialized."

The camera suddenly zooms out to a shot of Doris, the fireplace and part of the window, as she hears someone enter the garden. She begins to shout "Hello. Somebody coming. Salvation." She tries to lift her self up a bit so maybe they would see her and help her, but it's too hard. She begins to wave as she realizes it's a young lad. Suddenly she stops waving, the camera zooms in then back out and she looks away from the window then looks back in disbelief as she realizes the young lad is using her garden as a toilet. She says in a disbelief manner, "The cheeky monkey. He's spending a penny." She starts to shout in a strained voice "Hey. Hey. Get out. Clear off. You little demon." Doris is so shocked by this act that she looks about in astonishment. She then starts to slowly life her head and the music from before starts up again in the background, she looks out the window as she realizes what she has done, she tries to make her self feel better by saying that her wouldn't have known what to do.

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Doris then decides to see if she can get to the front door and open it and wait till someone walks past. A full camera shot of Doris shows her struggling to lift her self up so she can move to the front door, she then says, "This must be what they give them frame things for." With the music still playing the lights fade as Doris is still helplessly struggling to move her self. The music in this scene portrays a dramatic theme to the viewer; it also seems to follow the actions that Doris is making e.g. struggling. ...

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