The second scene of the three I am looking at is Dunsey Cass’s theft. In this scene Dunsey steals all that Silas care for, all that Silas lives for. This scene is perhaps one of the most important in the film. Here is how it was produced.
The setting is in Silas house, and outside in the woodland. There is a long camera shot of Dunsey running away through the trees, the far away feeling of this shot gives the viewer a feeling that Dunsey has got away with it, and it getting away. There are quite a few medium length camera shots throughout the scene, one of Silas leaving the house, contemplating whether everything will be okay for the few moments that he will be gone. There are a few medium length shots of Dunsey, as he enters the house, as he is looking around the house, and of him taking the money. There are a few close ups, one of the meat, and the key holding it up, emphasising Silas’ bad decision not to lock the house. There is a close up of Silas screaming when he finds his money stolen, this shows how the money was Silas’ world, and how his whole world has just been ripped apart. There are no high or low angled shots.
The music of the scene is eerie and has a scary feeling, with this music being played, you know something bad is inevitably going to happen. You can here birds squorking as the music is being played. The lighting in this scene is very dark outside, with just moonlight lighting the scene. Inside it is very dark, candles producing the only light.
Now to the final scene of the three, Eppies arrival, and Mollys death. In this scene Molly dies, leaving Eppie homeless, Silas reports Mollys death, and takes Eppie in. Another very important scene in the film, it is created in the following ways.
There are three settings for this scene, the first being outside Silas’ cottage, the next inside, and he last at Red house at a party. There is a long camera shot of Silas’ cottage, of Eppie wondering into the cottage, and of Molly walking across the road with Eppie. The medium length shots are of Nancy and Godfrey dancing at the party, of Silas discovering Eppie, and of Molly walking with Eppie. There are many close up shots in the scene, I will only focus on the ones that matter. There are close ups of Godfrey at the party when Silas brings in Eppie, of Mollys dead body, of Eppies face, and of Silas in the trance.
There are high and low angled shots in this scene, high angled looking at Eppie. Low angled for Silas mistaking Eppies golden hair for all the money he had lost. The range of music in this seen is unlike the others, there is Silas trance music like in other scenes. However there is also music from the party which is much bouncier and happier, and the music when Eppie is shown is a lot more calm and happy than other music in the other scenes. The lighting in this scene is also candle lights when they are in the cottage, the lighting at the party is bright making everything very clear, and outside moonlight lights the scene.
Now the three scenes have been viewed, they need to be compared, to look for likenesses and difference.
In scene one and two there are similarities and differences, both these scenes are of thefts, and in both Silas is the victim. Both are filmed in small rooms, giving a claustrophobic feeling, a feeling that something isn’t right, and theft is not. There are no full length camera shots in William Danes theft, there is one in Dunsey’ theft, however I still think the lack of a lot of long shots is a likeness. There are two medium length shots that are very similar, the one of William leaving the room, and also the one of Silas leaving the room.
In Williams theft and Dunseys theft, there are similarities in the close ups, in both close ups of faces are a clear addition to the making of the scene. In both the camera focuses upon certain objects which are important in the scene, for example Williams hand as he steals the money, and of Silas screaming and Dunseys face in the other scene. As for high and low shots, there are a few differences, however, in Dunseys theft his is scrounging about on the floor a lot, searching, so an angled shot would be hard to create clearly.
Music wise both contain very suspenseful music, in both the music is very dramatic building up to the action. The lighting for the two scenes is also very similar, both scenes are very dark and lit by candlelight only.
Scene three, Eppies arrival and Mollys death differs from the other two, as in this there a gain for Silas rather than a loss. The whole section is a series of smaller scenes, but adding them together to make one is a lot easier. The setting of this scene/section takes place at the Red house at a party, In Silas’s cottage, and also outside Silas’s cottage.
Unlike in the first two scenes, there are a lot more full length camera shots in this scene, giving the viewer a much better perspective of all that is happening. The use of medium length camera shots is similar to that of the other two scenes, as they come often, however this would be expected, no scene is going to be mostly close ups or long shots, most of the scene will be close enough so the viewer knows exactly what is happening, and just far enough back to get a good broad perspective on everything going on. Close up shots are again used to emphasise facial expressions, with Eppies face as she looks around the cottage and is looked at by Silas, and also close ups of Silas’s face whilst he is in his fit.
Unlike in the other scenes, the music in this one is some times a lot more bouncy and happy, of course when you see Mollys dead body, it returns to its usual eerie status. The music is also a lot more pleasant whenever Eppie is focused on. Lighting throughout scene three is a lot clearer, with a lot more light throughout the scene, maybe signalling a change for the better for Silas, the start of a road to recovery.
The are likenesses between all the scenes, and also differences, scene one and two relate a lot more than scene one and three, or two and three. However, scene three is a lot different in what happens, so this may account for the huge defences in the way it is created.